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galaxy
English
Alternative forms
- (Milky Way Galaxy): Galaxy
Etymology
From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek ???????? (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from ???? (gála, “milk”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??al?ksi/
- (US) IPA(key): /??æl?ksi/
Noun
galaxy (plural galaxies)
- (now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. [from 14th c.]
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- (astronomy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]
- (fashion, design) Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
- 2016, Reyna Young, Hanover Falls, page 42:
- Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space.
- 2017, Rebekah L. Purdy, Incriminating Dating, unnumbered page:
- Her nerdy glasses sat perched on her face, and she wore a May the Force Be With You Tshirt with a black lace skirt, galaxy leggings, and a pair of white Star Wars Vans.
- 2018, Isabel Scheck, Survival, page 15:
- She hurriedly said that she found an[sic] faded galaxy blanket. She loved galaxy patterned things.
- 2016, Reyna Young, Hanover Falls, page 42:
Synonyms
- (astronomy): G (abbreviation), star city, trichiliocosm (in Buddhism)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
References
- galaxy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
galaxy From the web:
- what galaxy do we live in
- what galaxy is earth in
- what galaxy are we in
- what galaxy is our solar system in
- what galaxy is closest to the milky way
- what galaxy is pluto a part of
- what galaxy is the milky way
- what galaxy is the sun in
planet
English
Etymology
From Middle English planete, from Old French planete, from Latin planeta, planetes, from Ancient Greek ???????? (plan?t?s, “wanderer”) (ellipsis of ???????? ??????? (plán?tes astéres, “wandering stars”)), from Ancient Greek ?????? (planá?, “wander about, stray”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Latin p?lor (“wander about, stray”), Old Norse flana (“to rush about”), and Norwegian flanta (“to wander about”). More at flaunt.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?plæn?t/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?plæn?t/
- Rhymes: -æn?t
Noun
planet (plural planets)
- (now historical or astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.]
- (astronomy) A body which orbits a star (or star cluster), is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally meaning a spheroid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, dominates the region of its orbit about the star; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto was considered a planet until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the IAU in 2006.) [from 17thc.]
- Found in phrases such as the planet, this planet to refer to the Earth.
- "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; […]."
Usage notes
The term planet originally meant any star which wandered across the sky, and generally included comets and the Sun and Moon. With the Copernican revolution, the Earth was recognized as a planet, and the Sun was seen to be fundamentally different. The Galileian satellites of Jupiter were at first called planets (satellite planets), but later reclassified along with the Moon. The first asteroids were also considered to be planets, but were reclassified when it was realized that there were a great many of them, crossing each other's orbits, in a zone where only a single planet had been expected. Likewise, Pluto was found where an outer planet had been expected, but doubts were raised when it turned out to cross Neptune's orbit and to be much smaller than the expectation required. When Eris, an outer body more massive than Pluto, was discovered, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially defined the word planet as above. However, a significant number have refused to accept the IAU definition, especially in the field of planetary geology. Some simply continue with the nine planets that had been recognized prior to the discovery of Eris. Others are of the opinion that orbital parameters should be irrelevant, and that either any equilibrium (ellipsoidal) body in direct orbit around a star is a planet (there are likely at least a dozen such bodies in the Solar system) or that any equilibrium body at all is a planet, thus re-accepting the Moon, the Galileian satellites and other large moons as planets.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- planemo
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) planets of the Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- moon
- orbit
References
- planet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- First Steps to Astronomy and Geography, 1828, (Hatchard & Son: Piccadilly, London).
Anagrams
- Plante, pental, platen
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [plan?t]
Noun
planet m (indefinite plural planete, definite singular planeti, definite plural planetet)
- planet
Declension
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin plan?ta and Ancient Greek ???????? (plan?t?s, “wanderer, planet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p???net]
- Hyphenation: pla?net
Noun
planet (definite accusative planeti, plural planetl?r)
- planet
- Synonym: s?yyar?
Declension
Derived terms
- yadplanetli (“alien”)
Danish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
planet c (singular definite planeten, plural indefinite planeter)
- (astronomy) a planet
Inflection
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Verb
planet
- second-person plural subjunctive I of planen
Middle English
Noun
planet
- Alternative form of planete (“planet”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse planéta, from Latin plan?ta, from Ancient Greek ???????? (plan?t?s, “wanderer”).
Noun
planet m (definite singular planeten, indefinite plural planeter, definite plural planetene)
- a planet
Derived terms
- planetologi
Related terms
- planetarisk
References
- “planet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse planéta, from Latin plan?ta, from Ancient Greek ???????? (plan?t?s, “wanderer”).
Noun
planet m (definite singular planeten, indefinite plural planetar, definite plural planetane)
- a planet
Derived terms
- planetologi
Related terms
- planetarisk
Etymology 2
Noun
planet n
- definite singular of plan
References
- “planet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Noun
planet f
- genitive plural of planeta
Romansch
Noun
planet m (plural planets)
- (astronomy, astrology) planet
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Bosnia, Serbia): planéta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?ne?t/
- Hyphenation: pla?net
Noun
plàn?t m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- (usually Croatia) planet
Declension
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plané?t/
Noun
plan??t m inan
- (astronomy) planet
Inflection
Derived terms
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) planéti osón?ja; Merkúr, Vénera, Zémlja, Márs, Júpiter, Satúrn, Urán, Neptún
Swedish
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???????? (plan?t?s).
Pronunciation
Noun
planet c
- (astronomy) planet
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
planet
- definite singular of plan
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French planète.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?a?net/
- Hyphenation: pla?net
Noun
planet (definite accusative planeti, plural planetler)
- (astronomy, rare) planet
- Synonym: gezegen
Declension
planet From the web:
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- what planet has the most moons
- what planets have rings
- what planet rules scorpio
- what planet rules aquarius
- what planet rules pisces
- what planet is closest to earth
- what planet rules libra
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