celestial sphere

Significado (Inglés)

1. The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.
2. One of the nested concentric transparent spheres around the Earth in which celestial bodies such as stars and planets were said to be embedded in ancient and medieval Western cosmology, and whose rotation was said to produce the motion of such bodies.

Conceptos

esfera celeste

cielo

empíreo

Sinónimos

firmament

empyrean

heavens

vault of heaven

welkin

sphere

zodiac

sky

celestial globe

coelosphere

Traducciones

sphère céleste

esfera celeste

sfera celeste

Himmelskugel

esfera celeste

hemelbol

Himmelkuppel

himmelskugel

ουρανός

ουράνια σφαίρα

firmamento

volta celeste

volta del cielo

volta stellata