Thesaurus:astronomy
English
Noun
Sense: the study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Synonyms
Meronyms
Holonyms
Various
Key concepts and classes studied by astronomy - heavy bodies
- celestial body [⇒ thesaurus]
- star [⇒ thesaurus]
- planet [⇒ thesaurus]
- moon [⇒ thesaurus]
- asteroid
- comet
- black hole
- constellation [⇒ thesaurus]
- galaxy [⇒ thesaurus]
Key concepts and classes studied by astronomy - non-bodies
- aberration
- astronomical unit
- eclipse
- meridian
- occultation
- orbit
- parallax
- perihelion
- spectrum
- right ascension
- zenith
Artifacts that serve astronomy: buildings, devices and instruments
See also
- Category:Astronomy
- Appendix:List of astronomical terms