| 单词 | star drift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar drift star drift n. (a) chiefly poetic a mass of stars; (b) Astronomy proper motion common to a group of stars (cf. star streaming n.); (also) motion of a star across the field of view of a telescope, due to the earth's rotation. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > stellar motion > [noun] proper motion1561 star drift1829 star stream1844 motus peculiaris1890 star streaming1905 drift1906 1829 Yankee (Boston) 1 Jan. 1/2 The shadowy monsters of the Great Deep dwell, With star-drift—fire—and shapes magnificent. 1870 R. A. Proctor in Proc. Royal Soc. 18 169 When the proper motions are indicated in maps,..the star-drift (as the phenomenon may be termed) becomes very evident. 1908 G. Parker Embers 105 Star-drifts that glimmer Dimmer and dimmer, What do ye know of my weal or my woe? 1915 Science 5 Feb. 197/1 Researches are simultaneously continued on the problems of the star-drift, including the speed and direction of motion of our solar system. 1987 National Newsletter (Royal Astron. Soc. Canada) Aug. 58 Continue making adjustments until no star drift can be seen in declination for several minutes. 1999 K. Kenyon Rift 41 This was the sky as it should look, dark and fractured by star drifts. 2004 tr. W. Greiner Classical Mech. xxviii. 299 The most prominent example for the use of the star drift parallax is the determination of the distances of the Hyades. < as lemmas |
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