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sky map

sky map is the alternative form of skymap.

Meaning of skymap

Noun

skymap (plural skymaps)

  1. Any of several charts or maps, similar to a star chart, that show the distribution of some particular, measurable parameter (such as microwave radiation, temperature etc).
  2. A map of the night sky used to identify and locate astronomical objects such as stars, constellations and galaxies.
    • So this article will review what is now known of Mesopotamian sky-maps, and to what extent they were passed on to the western world.1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 9, column 1

Forms of sky map

pluralsky maps

Questions about sky map

What is sky map the alternative form of?
Sky map is the alternative form of skymap.

Words near sky map in the dictionary

  1. sky lanterns
  2. sky lobbies
  3. sky lobby
  4. sky lounge
  5. sky lounges
  6. sky map
  7. sky maps
  8. sky marshal
  9. sky marshals
  10. sky parlor
  11. sky parlors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sky map (page history and authors); skymap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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