uranography
11uranography — u•ra•nog•ra•phy [[t]ˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi[/t]] n. astron. the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and esp. of the fixed stars • Etymology: 1640–50; < Gk ouranographía …
12uranography — /jurəˈnɒgrəfi/ (say yoohruh nogruhfee) noun the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars. {Greek ouranographia. See urano , graphy} –uranographer, uranographist, noun… …
13uranography — n. description or mapping of heaven(s). ♦ uranolatry, n. worship of heavenly bodies. ♦ uranology, n. treatise on or study of heavens. ♦ uranometry, n. chart or measurement of heavenly bodies. ♦ uranoscopy, n. star watching …
14uranography — n. the branch of astronomy concerned with describing and mapping the stars, planets, etc. Derivatives: uranographer n. uranographic adj …
15Traditional Chinese star names — are the names of stars used in ancient Chinese literature, history, religion, mythology, folklore, Chinese opera and such methods of divination as astrology, horoscope (火羅) and Feng shui. Chinese star names sometimes consist of a Chinese… …
16World — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:World >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 world world creation nature universe Sgm: N 1 earth earth globe wide world Sgm: N 1 cosmos cosmos Sgm: N 1 kosmos kosmos …
17ou|ra|nog|ra|phy — «UR uh NOG ruh fee», noun. = uranography. (Cf. ↑uranography) …
18Ouranography — Ou ra*nog ra*phy, n. See {Uranography}. [1913 Webster] …
19Uranographic — U ra*no*graph ic, Uranographical U ra*no*graph ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic treatise. [1913 Webster] …
20Uranographical — Uranographic U ra*no*graph ic, Uranographical U ra*no*graph ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic treatise. [1913 Webster] …
