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transcelestial

/tɹæn.səˈlɛs.ti.əl/

transcelestial adjective: relating to travel through or across the sky or cosmos, usually referring to a celestial body (e.g. the sun) or satellite.

Adjective

transcelestial (comparative more transcelestial, superlative most transcelestial)

  1. Relating to travel through or across the sky or cosmos, usually referring to a celestial body (e.g. the sun) or satellite.

Forms of transcelestial

comparativemore transcelestial
superlativemost transcelestial

Origin of transcelestial

From Latin trans ("across") + English celestial ("heavenly"), from Middle English celestial, from Old French celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (“sky, heaven”).

Questions about transcelestial

What does transcelestial mean?
Transcelestial means relating to travel through or across the sky or cosmos, usually referring to a celestial body (e.g. the sun) or satellite.
What part of speech is transcelestial?
Transcelestial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce transcelestial?
Transcelestial is pronounced /tɹæn.səˈlɛs.ti.əl/.

Words near transcelestial in the dictionary

  1. transceived
  2. transceiver
  3. transceivers
  4. transceives
  5. transceiving
  6. transcelestial
  7. transcellular
  8. transcellularly
  9. transcend
  10. transcendability
  11. transcendable

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