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| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. [1/3 definitions] |
| heavenly |
Heavenly things are things that are part of heaven or are part of outer space. In many religions, heaven is a place where God is and where people go after they die if they have been good people on earth. The space above the earth is sometimes called "the heavens." [2 definitions] |
| quasar |
a heavenly object that is similar to a star. Quasars are far away from the earth and send out powerful radio waves. |
| satellite |
a heavenly body that moves around a planet or another larger body. [2/3 definitions] |
| star |
any of a vast number of heavenly bodies that give out great heat and light and can be visible from earth as points of light in the night sky. [1/8 definitions] |
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