CELESTIAL NAVIGATION

Meaning of CELESTIAL NAVIGATION in English

Function: noun

Date: 1939

: navigation by observation of the positions of celestial bodies

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — noun Date: 1939 navigation by observation of the positions of celestial bodies
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — noun : navigation in which the observed positions of celestial bodies at exact instants of time are employed by a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — navigation by means of observations made of the apparent position of heavenly bodies. Also called astronavigation, celo-navigation . [ 1935-40 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — n. astronavigation, navigation of a ship or aircraft according to the position of celestial objects; navigation in space between celestial …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — Date: 1939 : navigation by observation of the positions of celestial bodies
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — ■ noun navigation using the sun, moon, and stars.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — [celestial navigation] n (1939): navigation by observation of the positions of celestial bodies
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — use of the observed positions of celestial bodies to determine a navigator's position. At any moment some celestial body is …
Britannica English vocabulary
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — Synonyms and related words : VAR, aspect, astronavigation, attitude, automatic electronic navigation, azimuth, bearing, bearings, chronometer, coastwise navigation, consolan, dead …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — навигация по звездам астронавтика, астронавигация
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — Астроориентация
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — астронавтика, астронавигация
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — астрономическая навигация, астронавигация
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — астрономическая навигация, астронавигация
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — навигация по звездам
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — астронавтика, астронавигация
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — астронавтика, астронавигация
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — навигация по звездам
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — навигация по звездам
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — навигация по звездам
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — астронавигация
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION — навигация по звездам астронавтика, астронавигация
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NAVIGATION — n navigation (1. [Naut., Aeronaut.] act or practice of navigating; 2. act or science of navigation)
Interlingua English vocab
CELESTIAL — adj celestial, heavenly
Interlingua English vocab
NAVIGATION — Science of directing a craft by determining its position, course, and distance traveled. Early mariners followed landmarks visible on shore …
Английский словарь Британика
CELESTIAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) celestial coordinates celestial mechanics celestial sphere T'ien Shan Celestial Mountains
Английский словарь Британика
CELESTIAL — I. sə̇ˈles(h)chəl sometimes -estēəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin caelestis celestial (from caelum sky, heaven, atmosphere, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAVIGATION — ˌnavəˈgāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French navigation from Latin navigation-, navigatio, from navigatus + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CELESTIAL — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
Английский словарь Webster
CELESTIAL — — celestially , adv. — celestialness, celestiality /seuh les'chee al"i tee/ , n. /seuh les"cheuhl/ , adj. 1. pertaining to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CELESTIAL — adj. of or pertaining to the former Chinese Celestial Empire; of or pertaining to the Chinese people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CELESTIAL — n. native or resident of China during the period of the Celestial Empire); heavenly being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CELESTIAL — I. sə-ˈles-chəl, -ˈlesh-, -ˈles-tē-əl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NAVIGATION — noun ships in general. 2. navigation ·noun the management of sails, rudder, ·etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship. …
Webster English vocab
CELESTIAL — noun a native of china. 2. celestial ·noun an inhabitant of heaven. 3. celestial ·add. ·noun a chinaman; a chinese. …
Webster English vocab
CELESTIAL — [ce.les.tial] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L caelestis celestial, fr. caelum sky] (14c) 1: of, relating to, or suggesting heaven …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NAVIGATION — science of directing a craft by determining its postition, course, and distance traveled. Navigation is concerned with finding the way, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CELESTIAL — celestial BrE AmE sə ˈlest i‿əl sɪ- AmE \ -ˈles tʃ ə l ⇨-ˈleʃ- ▷ celestial|ly i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NAVIGATION — / ˌnævɪˈgeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the skill or the process of planning a route for a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CELESTIAL — / səˈlestiəl; NAmE -tʃl/ adjective [ usually before noun ] ( formal or literary ) of the sky or of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NAVIGATION — nav ‧ i ‧ ga ‧ tion /ˌnævəˈɡeɪʃ ə n, ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NAVIGATION — n. 1 the act or process of navigating. 2 any of several methods of determining or planning a ship's or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CELESTIAL — adj. 1 heavenly; divinely good or beautiful; sublime. 2 a of the sky; of the part of the sky commonly …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NAVIGATION — n. 1 the act or process of navigating. 2 any of several methods of determining or planning a ship's or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CELESTIAL — adj. 1 heavenly; divinely good or beautiful; sublime. 2 a of the sky; of the part of the sky commonly …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NAVIGATION — n.1 the act or process of navigating. 2 any of several methods of determining or planning a ship's or aircraft's …
Oxford English vocab
CELESTIAL — adj.1 heavenly; divinely good or beautiful; sublime. 2 a of the sky; of the part of the sky commonly observed …
Oxford English vocab
NAVIGATION — You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation . Pack ice around Iceland was becoming a threat to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CELESTIAL — Celestial is used to describe things relating to heaven or to the sky. ( LITERARY ) Gravity governs the motions …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NAVIGATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES navigational/navigation aids (= that help you find the way you need to go when you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CELESTIAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN body ▪ But the observations threatened a notion fundamental for many Aristotelians, namely, that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NAVIGATION — [noun] [U]In the past, navigation depended largely on the position of the stars.Very severe storms had caused difficulties in the …
Cambridge English vocab
CELESTIAL — [adjective] [formal or literary] - of or from the sky or outside this worldThe moon is a celestial body.Celestial beings …
Cambridge English vocab
CELESTIAL — adj. celestial coordinates celestial mechanics celestial sphere T'ien Shan Celestial Mountains
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NAVIGATION — Synonyms and related words : VAR, aim, astronavigation, automatic electronic navigation, azimuth, bearing, bent, boating, canoeing, cartography, celestial navigation, chorography, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NAVIGATION — noun 1 movement of ships, aircraft, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ safe ▪ inland , ocean ( esp. AmE ), …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NAVIGATION — n. 25B6; noun the navigation of the ship : STEERING, piloting, sailing, guiding, directing, guidance. the skills of navigation : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CELESTIAL — adj. 25B6; adjective a celestial body : (IN) SPACE, heavenly, astronomical, extraterrestrial, stellar, planetary. celestial beings : HEAVENLY, holy, saintly, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CELESTIAL — adj. 1 heavenly, divine, spiritual, godly, paradisiac(al) or paradisaic, sublime, empyrean, Elysian, ethereal, immortal, supernatural They worshipped Jupiter and other …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NAVIGATION — сущ. 1) мореходство, судоходство, плавание; мореплавание, навигация Syn : shipping, pilotage proper 2) а) кораблевождение (наука); навигацкое дело б) искусство …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CELESTIAL — 1. прил. 1) небесный; астрономический (о материальных объектах, явлениях) celestial equator ≈ небесный экватор celestial mechanics ≈ механика небесных тел …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NAVIGATION — navigation.ogg ͵nævıʹgeıʃ(ə)n n 1. навигация, судоходство inland navigation - речное судоходство navigation canal - судоходный канал navigation head - мор. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CELESTIAL — celestial.ogg 1. sıʹlestıəl n 1. возвыш. небожитель 2. (Celestial) арх. житель Небесной империи, китаец 2. sıʹlestıəl a 1. небесный; относящийся …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NAVIGATION — навигация - air navigation - area navigation - astronomical navigation - blind navigation - celestial navigation - channel navigation - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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