heavenly body
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- noun
- /ˈhɛvənli ˈbɑdi/
- Specialized
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cuerpo celeste
- Astronomers study the movements of heavenly bodies to understand the universe better.
- heavenly bodies in the sky
- locate heavenly bodies
So we use the law by which a stone falls, you know, laws for, for objects here and the laws by which the heavenly body moves, we roll them into one law.
- So we use the law by which a stone falls, you know, laws for, for objects here and the laws by which the heavenly body moves, we roll them into one law.
- Then we get Alchemyum of Croton, attributing divinity to the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies.
- Other heavenly bodies and Earth's position in space.
- He also talks about the condition of the heavenly bodies and he says that those can also influence people as well.
Examples
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Other heavenly bodies and Earth's position in space.
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The image is the first photograph ever taken of Earth from the surface of a heavenly body farther away than the moon.
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Forever, man has dreamed of visiting the nearest of heavenly bodies.
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Tomorrow we, the crew of Apollo 11, are... privileged to represent the United States in our first attempt to take Man to another heavenly body.
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The Evening Star is the, roughly speaking, first heavenly body that's visible in the sky as it gets dark, at least at certain times of the year.
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The ability to accurately locate the heavenly bodies and to predict celestial events had practical applications for many early cultures.
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For the classical Greeks, accurately locating a heavenly body in the sky using their skill with spherical geometry satisfied their urge to understand the structure of the cosmos.
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The precision of al-Battani's ninth-century measurements of the motions of the heavenly bodies made it possible for later astronomers to measure the gradual changes in the Moon's motion over the centuries.
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She spent the night stargazing, marveling at the bright heavenly body that lit up the dark sky.
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The moon is a familiar heavenly body that influences the tides on Earth.
Synonyms
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A natural object in space like a star or planet that you can see in the sky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'heavenly' (relating to the sky/space) modifies 'body' (a physical object), so interpreting it as a natural object in space follows straightforward adjective+noun logic. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'cuerpo celeste') and thus a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Heavenly body The name heavenly body comes from a simple image: people long ago saw lights and shapes in the sky and thought of a body living in the 'heavens'. So today heavenly body means 'a natural object in space, like a star, planet, or moon'.