Brittle star () Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. |
Celestial (a.) Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens. |
Celestial (a.) Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven |
Celestial (n.) An inhabitant of heaven. |
Celestial (n.) A native of China. |
Chart (n.) A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form |
Chart (n.) A map |
Chart (n.) A written deed |
Chart (v. t.) To lay down in a chart |
Day-star (n.) The morning star |
Day-star (n.) The sun, as the orb of day. |
Dog Star () Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens |
Mercator's chart () See under Chart, and see Mercator's projection, under Projection. |
Sea chart () A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated. |
Sea star () A starfish, or brittle star. |
Star (n.) One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens |
Star (n.) The polestar |
Star (n.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny |
Star (n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. |
Star (n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing |
Star (n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. |
Star (n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc. |
Star (v. t.) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies |
Star (v. i.) To be bright, or attract attention, as a star |
Star-blind (a.) Half blind. |
Star-chamber (n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses |
Star-crossed (a.) Not favored by the stars |
Star-read (n.) Doctrine or knowledge of the stars |
Star-spangled (a.) Spangled or studded with stars. |
Stellar (a.) Alt. of Stellary |
Sun star () See Sun star, under Sun. |
Water star grass () An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms. |
celestial navigation astronavigation | navigating according to the positions of the stars |
celestial guidance | a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies |
Kamchatkan sea eagle Stellar's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus | found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific |
starnose mole star-nosed mole Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
starfish sea star | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
brittle star brittle-star serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
basket star basket fish | any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc |
feather star comatulid | free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms, found on muddy sea bottoms |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
celestial globe | a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens |
chart | a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea |
naval chart navigational chart pilot chart | a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions |
Snellen chart | display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size, used to test visual acuity |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
weather map weather chart | (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region |
Celestial City City of God Heavenly City Holy City | phrases used to refer to Heaven, the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress' |
star topology star | the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub |
astrology star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
celestial mechanics | the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies |
calorie chart | a list of foods and information about their caloric content |
flow chart flowchart flow diagram flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
Silver Star Medal Silver Star | a United States military decoration for gallantry in action |
Bronze Star Medal Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
asterisk star | a star-shaped character * used in printing |
Star of David Shield of David Magen David Mogen David Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
chart | a visual display of information |
organization chart | a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization |
color chart | a chart displaying colors |
bar chart bar graph | a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities |
eye chart | a chart that is read from a fixed distance, used as a test of vision |
flip chart | a chart with several sheets hinged at the top, sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially |
pie chart | a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole |
star chart | a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky |
The Star-Spangled Banner | a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of was set to music and adopted by Congress in as the national anthem of the United States |
star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant |
carambola star fruit | deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit, used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert |
Chinese anise star anise star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
Star Chamber | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments |
celestial hierarchy | the collective body of angels |
celestial equator equinoctial circle equinoctial line equinoctial | the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles |
celestial point | a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
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 |
horizon celestial horizon | the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth |
north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
orbit celestial orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another, he plotted the orbit of the moon |
pole celestial pole | one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere |
declination celestial latitude dec | (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator, expressed in degrees, used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere |
right ascension RA celestial longitude | (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky, usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds, used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere, one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees |
south celestial pole | the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere |
sign of the zodiac star sign sign mansion house planetary house | (astrology) one of equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |