armillary sphere armilla | a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops, used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars |
sphere | any spherically shaped artifact |
scope range reach orbit compass ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, the ambit of municipal legislation, within the compass of this article, within the scope of an investigation, outside the reach of the law, in the political orbit of a world power |
eye socket orbit cranial orbit orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball |
sector sphere | a particular aspect of life or activity, he was helpless in an important sector of his life |
mafia maffia | any tightly knit group of trusted associates |
Mafia Maffia Sicilian Mafia | a secret terrorist group in Sicily, originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the th century |
Mafia Maffia Cosa Nostra | a crime syndicate in the United States, organized in families, believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia |
celestial sphere sphere empyrean firmament heavens vault of heaven welkin | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
orbit celestial orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another, he plotted the orbit of the moon |
orbit electron orbit | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom |
geosynchronous orbit | a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of hours |
geostationary orbit | a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth |
sphere sphere of influence | the geographical area in which one nation is very influential |
Monk Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk | United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (-) |
inclination inclination of an orbit | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees |
sphere | a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center |
sphere | a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) |
sphere domain area orbit field arena | a particular environment or walk of life, his social sphere is limited, it was a closed area of employment, he's out of my orbit |
political arena political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity |
orbit period | the time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body, the orbit period depends on the altitude of the satellite |
orb orbit revolve | move in an orbit, The moon orbits around the Earth, The planets are orbiting the sun, electrons orbit the nucleus |