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celestial body

celestial body noun: a natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.

Noun

celestial body (plural celestial bodies)

  1. A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.

celestial body meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit

celestial body in Hindi

natural object beyond Earth's atmosphere
खगोलीय वस्तु khagolīya vastu, खगोलीय पिंड khagolīya piṇḍ

celestial body in Tamil

வான்பொருள்

celestial body in Urdu

natural object beyond Earth's atmosphere
آسْمانی جِسْم āsmānī jism

celestial body in Sanskrit

natural object beyond Earth's atmosphere
ज्योतिस् jyótis
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celestial body in Tagalog
astro
celestial body in Arabic
جِرْم سَمَاوِيّ jirm samāwiyy, جِرْم فَلَكِيّ jirm falakiyy
celestial body in Malay
jasad cakerawala
celestial body in Vietnamese
thiên thể

Synonyms of celestial body

Forms of celestial body

pluralcelestial bodies

Questions about celestial body

What does celestial body mean?
Celestial body means a natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.
What is celestial body in Hindi?
Celestial body in Hindi is खगोलीय वस्तु (khagolīya vastu), खगोलीय पिंड (khagolīya piṇḍ). See Celestial body meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is celestial body?
Celestial body is a noun.
What is the plural of celestial body?
The plural of celestial body is celestial bodies.

Words near celestial body in the dictionary

  1. celestes
  2. Celestia
  3. celestial
  4. celestial blue
  5. celestial bodies
  6. celestial body
  7. Celestial City
  8. celestial crown
  9. celestial crowns
  10. Celestial Empire
  11. celestial equator

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