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单词 celestial pole
释义

celestial pole

noun

: either of the two points on the celestial sphere around which the diurnal rotation of the stars appears to take place

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Starlings orient north from the celestial pole around which the stars turn. Jo Marchant, Wired, 1 Sep. 2020 The concept of a celestial pole, that a direct connection between heaven and Earth existed at the North Pole, led to a useful innovation as well. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2019 The continent stretched toward the celestial pole, after all. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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