Meaning Of The Word Fixed star
What's the definition of Fixed star? Find Fixed star meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Fixed star Meaning
| Fixed star Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Fixed star?
fixed star in American English
any star that appeared to early astronomers to be in a fixed position when compared to other stars, in contrast to the planets, which were thought to be moving stars noun: any of the stars which apparently always retain the same position in respect to one another fixed star in British English noun: any of the stars in the Ptolemaic system, all of which were thought to be attached to an outer crystal sphere thus explaining their apparent lack of movement |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Delight ‐ to give great joy or pleasure; to give great joy…
- Remission ‐ the act or an instance of remitting; noun: the…
- Train-spotting ‐ noun: the activity of going to railway stations…
- Capuccio ‐ noun:…
- Wanted ‐ adjective: being searched for by the police in…
- Had ‐ Had is the past tense and past participle of have1…
- Magdalenian ‐ designating or of an Upper Paleolithic culture…
- Linkmen ‐ noun: (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for…
- Bifilar ‐ having two threads, wires, etc. as certain sensitive…
- Shipment ‐ A shipment is all of the goods being shipped together…