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slovo definícia planet (mass) planet - planéta planet (encz) planet,oběžnice n: Zdeněk Brož planet (encz) planet,planeta n: Pavel Machek; Giza Planet (gcide) Planet \Plan"et\, n. [OE. planete, F. plan[`e]te, L. planeta, fr. Gr. ?, and ? a planet; prop. wandering, fr. ? to wander, fr. ? a wandering.] 1. (Astron.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system. [1913 Webster] Note: The term planet was first used to distinguish those stars which have an apparent motion through the constellations from the fixed stars, which retain their relative places unchanged. The inferior planets are Mercury and Venus, which are nearer to the sun than is the earth; the superior planets are Mars, the asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are farther from the sun than is the earth. Primary planets are those which revolve about the sun; secondary planets, or moons, are those which revolve around the primary planets as satellites, and at the same time revolve with them about the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. A star, as influencing the fate of a men. [1913 Webster] There's some ill planet reigns. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Planet gear. (Mach.) See Epicyclic train, under Epicyclic. Planet wheel, a gear wheel which revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train. [1913 Webster] planet (wn) planet n 1: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction [syn: planet, major planet] 2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: satellite, planet] 3: any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star planet (foldoc) Planet ["An Experiment in Language Design for Distributed Systems", D. Crookes et al, Soft Prac & Exp 14(10):957-971 (Oct 1984)].

podobné slovo definícia planeta (msasasci) planeta - planet inferior planet (encz) inferior planet, n: interplanetary (encz) interplanetary,meziplanetární adj: [astr.] joe@hw.cz interplanetary dust (encz) interplanetary dust, n: interplanetary gas (encz) interplanetary gas, n: interplanetary medium (encz) interplanetary medium, n: interplanetary space (encz) interplanetary space, n: minor planet (encz) minor planet, n: planet gear (encz) planet gear,planetové soukolí n: Clock planet wheel (encz) planet wheel,planetové kolo n: Clock planetal (encz) planetal, adj: planetaria (encz) planetaria, planetarium (encz) planetarium,planetárium n: Zdeněk Brož planetary (encz) planetary,planetární adj: Zdeněk Brož planetary gear (encz) planetary gear,planetové soukolí n: Clock planetary house (encz) planetary house, n: planetary nebula (encz) planetary nebula, n: planetesimal (encz) planetesimal, planetesimal hypothesis (encz) planetesimal hypothesis, n: planetoid (encz) planetoid,planetka n: Zdeněk Brož planets (encz) planets,planety n: pl. Zdeněk Brož superior planet (encz) superior planet, n: terrestrial planet (encz) terrestrial planet, n: dráha planety (czen) dráha planety,spheren: pcernoch@imc.cas.cz meziplanetární (czen) meziplanetární,interplanetaryadj: [astr.] joe@hw.cz meziplanetární prost (czen) meziplanetární prost,outer spacen: Zdeněk Brož planeta (czen) planeta,globen: Zdeněk Brožplaneta,planetn: Pavel Machek; Gizaplaneta,spheren: pcernoch@imc.cas.cz planetka (czen) planetka,planetoidn: Zdeněk Brož planetostroj (czen) planetostroj,orrery Zdeněk Brož planetové kolo (czen) planetové kolo,planet wheeln: Clock planetové soukolí (czen) planetové soukolí,planet gearn: Clockplanetové soukolí,planetary gearn: Clock planety (czen) planety,planetsn: pl. Zdeněk Brož planetárium (czen) planetárium,planetariumn: Zdeněk Brož planetární (czen) planetární,planetaryadj: Zdeněk Brož Acceleration of the planets (gcide) Acceleration \Ac*cel`er*a"tion\, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc['e]l['e]ration.] The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation. [1913 Webster] A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] (Astr. & Physics.) Acceleration of the moon, the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times. Acceleration and retardation of the tides. See {Priming of the tides}, under Priming. Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars, the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding. Acceleration of the planets, the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits. [1913 Webster] Diurnal revolution of a planet (gcide) Diurnal \Di*ur"nal\, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See Deity, and cf. Journal.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; -- opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913 Webster] 2. Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth. [1913 Webster] Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) Opening during the day, and closing at night; -- said of flowers or leaves. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects. [1913 Webster] Diurnal aberration (Anat.), the aberration of light arising from the effect of the earth's rotation upon the apparent direction of motion of light. Diurnal arc, the arc described by the sun during the daytime or while above the horizon; hence, the arc described by the moon or a star from rising to setting. Diurnal circle, the apparent circle described by a celestial body in consequence of the earth's rotation. Diurnal motion of the earth, the motion of the earth upon its axis which is described in twenty-four hours. Diurnal motion of a heavenly body, that apparent motion of the heavenly body which is due to the earth's diurnal motion. Diurnal parallax. See under Parallax. Diurnal revolution of a planet, the motion of the planet upon its own axis which constitutes one complete revolution. Syn: See Daily. [1913 Webster] Equator of a planet (gcide) Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. ['e]quateur equator. See Equate.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] Equator of the sun or Equator of a planet (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. Magnetic equator. See Aclinic. [1913 Webster] Interior planets (gcide) Interior \In*te"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. fr. inter between: cf. F. int['e]rieur. See Inter-, and cf. Intimate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball. [1913 Webster] 2. Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as, the interior parts of a region or country. [1913 Webster] Interior angle (Geom.), an angle formed between two sides, within any rectilinear figure, as a polygon, or between two parallel lines by these lines and another intersecting them; -- called also internal angle. Interior planets (Astron.), those planets within the orbit of the earth. Interior screw, a screw cut on an interior surface, as in a nut; a female screw. Syn: Internal; inside; inner; inland; inward. [1913 Webster] Interplanetary (gcide) Interplanetary \In`ter*plan"et*a*ry\, a. Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces; interplanetary travel. --Boyle. [1913 Webster +PJC] Medicean planets (gcide) Medicean \Med`i*ce"an\, prop. a. Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the Medicean Venus. [1913 Webster] Medicean planets (Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter. [1913 Webster] minor planets (gcide) Asteroid \As"ter*oid\, n. [Gr. ? starlike, starry; 'asth`r star + e'i^dos form: cf. F. ast['e]ro["i]de. See Aster.] A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets. [1913 Webster] Planet (gcide) Planet \Plan"et\, n. [OE. planete, F. plan[`e]te, L. planeta, fr. Gr. ?, and ? a planet; prop. wandering, fr. ? to wander, fr. ? a wandering.] 1. (Astron.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system. [1913 Webster] Note: The term planet was first used to distinguish those stars which have an apparent motion through the constellations from the fixed stars, which retain their relative places unchanged. The inferior planets are Mercury and Venus, which are nearer to the sun than is the earth; the superior planets are Mars, the asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are farther from the sun than is the earth. Primary planets are those which revolve about the sun; secondary planets, or moons, are those which revolve around the primary planets as satellites, and at the same time revolve with them about the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. A star, as influencing the fate of a men. [1913 Webster] There's some ill planet reigns. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Planet gear. (Mach.) See Epicyclic train, under Epicyclic. Planet wheel, a gear wheel which revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train. [1913 Webster] Planet gear (gcide) Planet \Plan"et\, n. [OE. planete, F. plan[`e]te, L. planeta, fr. Gr. ?, and ? a planet; prop. wandering, fr. ? to wander, fr. ? a wandering.] 1. (Astron.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system. [1913 Webster] Note: The term planet was first used to distinguish those stars which have an apparent motion through the constellations from the fixed stars, which retain their relative places unchanged. The inferior planets are Mercury and Venus, which are nearer to the sun than is the earth; the superior planets are Mars, the asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are farther from the sun than is the earth. Primary planets are those which revolve about the sun; secondary planets, or moons, are those which revolve around the primary planets as satellites, and at the same time revolve with them about the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. A star, as influencing the fate of a men. [1913 Webster] There's some ill planet reigns. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Planet gear. (Mach.) See Epicyclic train, under Epicyclic. Planet wheel, a gear wheel which revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train. [1913 Webster] Planet wheel (gcide) Planet \Plan"et\, n. [OE. planete, F. plan[`e]te, L. planeta, fr. Gr. ?, and ? a planet; prop. wandering, fr. ? to wander, fr. ? a wandering.] 1. (Astron.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system. [1913 Webster] Note: The term planet was first used to distinguish those stars which have an apparent motion through the constellations from the fixed stars, which retain their relative places unchanged. The inferior planets are Mercury and Venus, which are nearer to the sun than is the earth; the superior planets are Mars, the asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which are farther from the sun than is the earth. Primary planets are those which revolve about the sun; secondary planets, or moons, are those which revolve around the primary planets as satellites, and at the same time revolve with them about the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. A star, as influencing the fate of a men. [1913 Webster] There's some ill planet reigns. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Planet gear. (Mach.) See Epicyclic train, under Epicyclic. Planet wheel, a gear wheel which revolves around the wheel with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train. [1913 Webster] Planetarium (gcide) Planetarium \Plan`e*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. plan['e]taire. See Planetary.] An orrery. See Orrery. [1913 Webster] Planetary (gcide) Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. plan['e]taire planetary. See Planet.] 1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in the planetary hours." --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] Planetary days, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day. --Hutton. Planetary nebula, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet. [1913 Webster] Planetary aberration (gcide) Aberration \Ab`er*ra"tion\, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See Aberrate.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. "The aberration of youth." --Hall. "Aberrations from theory." --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. A partial alienation of reason. "Occasional aberrations of intellect." --Lingard. [1913 Webster] Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astron.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth. [1913 Webster] 4. (Opt.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and {chromatic aberration}, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus. [1913 Webster] 5. (Physiol.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it. [1913 Webster] 6. (Law) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B. [1913 Webster] Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation; mania; dementia; hallucination; illusion; delusion. See Insanity. [1913 Webster] Planetary days (gcide) Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. plan['e]taire planetary. See Planet.] 1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in the planetary hours." --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] Planetary days, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day. --Hutton. Planetary nebula, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet. [1913 Webster] Planetary nebula (gcide) Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. plan['e]taire planetary. See Planet.] 1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in the planetary hours." --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." --Fuller. [1913 Webster] Planetary days, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day. --Hutton. Planetary nebula, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet. [1913 Webster] Planetary precession (gcide) Precession \Pre*ces"sion\, n. [L. praecedere, praecessum, to go before: cf. F. pr['e]cession. See Precede.] The act of going before, or forward. [1913 Webster] Lunisolar precession. (Astron.) See under Lunisolar. Planetary precession, that part of the precession of the equinoxes which depends on the action of the planets alone. Precession of the equinoxes (Astron.), the slow backward motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, at the rate of 50.2[sec] annually, caused by the action of the sun, moon, and planets, upon the protuberant matter about the earth's equator, in connection with its diurnal rotation; -- so called because either equinox, owing to its westerly motion, comes to the meridian sooner each day than the point it would have occupied without the motion of precession, and thus precedes that point continually with reference to the time of transit and motion. [1913 Webster] Planeted (gcide) Planeted \Plan"et*ed\, a. Belonging to planets. [R.] --Young. [1913 Webster] Planetic Planetic (gcide) Planetic \Pla*net"ic\, Planetical \Pla*net"ic*al\, a. [L. planeticus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to planets. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Planetical (gcide) Planetic \Pla*net"ic\, Planetical \Pla*net"ic*al\, a. [L. planeticus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to planets. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Planetoid (gcide) Planetoid \Plan"et*oid\, n. [Planet + -oid.] (Astron.) A body resembling a planet; an asteroid. [1913 Webster] Planetoidal (gcide) Planetoidal \Plan"et*oid*al\, a. Pertaining to a planetoid. [1913 Webster] planetoids (gcide) Asteroid \As"ter*oid\, n. [Gr. ? starlike, starry; 'asth`r star + e'i^dos form: cf. F. ast['e]ro["i]de. See Aster.] A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets. [1913 Webster] planets (gcide) Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r, 'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter, Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf. Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.] 1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae. [1913 Webster] His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and Magnitude of a star under Magnitude. [1913 Webster] 2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune. [1913 Webster] O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. [1913 Webster] On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc. [1913 Webster] 6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. [1913 Webster] 7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring, star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting, star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed, star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled, star-wreathed. [1913 Webster] Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc. Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne. Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber. Star flower. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See Starwort (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis (Trientalis Americana). --Gray. Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. Star grass. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See Colicroot. Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}. Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants (Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc. Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion. Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike flower. Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago (Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore. Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster. Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting. Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout radiating spines. Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean. Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More recently, variations star in start intensity are classified more specifically, and this term is now obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent] Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes occur at fixed periods. Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms. [1913 Webster] Planet-stricken (gcide) Planet-stricken \Plan"et-strick`en\, Planet-struck \Plan"et-struck`\, a. Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] Planet-struck (gcide) Planet-stricken \Plan"et-strick`en\, Planet-struck \Plan"et-struck`\, a. Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] Planetule (gcide) Planetule \Plan"et*ule\, n. A little planet. [R.] --Conybeare. [1913 Webster] Primary planets (gcide) Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F. primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.] 1. First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original. [1913 Webster] The church of Christ, in its primary institution. --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster] These I call original, or primary, qualities of body. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools. [1913 Webster] 3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance. [1913 Webster] 4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental. [1913 Webster] 5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement. [1913 Webster] Primary alcohol (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary & tertiary alcohols}. Primary amine (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group, or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; -- distinguished from secondary & tertiary amines. Primary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation supervene. Primary axis (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole cluster of flowers. Primary colors. See under Color. Primary meeting, a meeting of citizens at which the first steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc. See Caucus. Primary pinna (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded. Primary planets. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet. Primary qualities of bodies, such are essential to and inseparable from them. Primary quills (Zool.), the largest feathers of the wing of a bird; primaries. Primary rocks (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed to have been first formed, being crystalline and containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.; -- called also primitive rocks. The terms Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like manner, but of these the last two only are now in use. Primary salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base or basic radical. Primary syphilis (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis, including the period from the development of the original lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms indicative of general constitutional infection. Primary union (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by the first intention. [1913 Webster] Secondary planet (gcide) Secondary \Sec"ond*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See Second, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever there is moral right on the one hand, no secondary right can discharge it. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] Two are the radical differences; the secondary differences are as four. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands. [1913 Webster] 3. (Chem.) Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary. [1913 Webster] Note: A primary amine has the general formula R.NH2; a secondary amine has the general formula R.NH.R', where R and R' are alkyl or aryl groups. A primary alcohol has the general formula R.CH2.OH; a secondary alcohol has the general formula R.CHOH.R'. Tertiary amines and alcohols have the general formulas R.CR'N.R' and R.CR'OH.R', respectively. [PJC] 4. (Min.) Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird. [1913 Webster] 6. (Med.) (a) Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occurring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis. [1913 Webster] Secondary accent. See the Note under Accent, n., 1. Secondary age. (Geol.) The Mesozoic age, or age before the Tertiary. See Mesozoic, and Note under Age, n., 8. Secondary alcohol (Chem.), any one of a series of alcohols which contain the radical CH.OH united with two hydrocarbon radicals. On oxidation the secondary alcohols form ketones. Secondary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury, performed after the constitutional effects of the injury have subsided. Secondary axis (Opt.), any line which passes through the optical center of a lens but not through the centers of curvature, or, in the case of a mirror, which passes through the center of curvature but not through the center of the mirror. Secondary battery. (Elec.) See under Battery, n., 4. Secondary circle (Geom. & Astron.), a great circle that passes through the poles of another great circle and is therefore perpendicular to its plane. Secondary circuit, Secondary coil (Elec.), a circuit or coil in which a current is produced by the induction of a current in a neighboring circuit or coil called the primary circuit or coil. Secondary color, a color formed by mixing any two primary colors in equal proportions. Secondary coverts (Zool.), the longer coverts which overlie the basal part of the secondary quills of a bird. See Illust. under Bird. Secondary crystal (Min.), a crystal derived from one of the primary forms. Secondary current (Elec.), a momentary current induced in a closed circuit by a current of electricity passing through the same or a contiguous circuit at the beginning and also at the end of the passage of the primary current. Secondary evidence, that which is admitted upon failure to obtain the primary or best evidence. Secondary fever (Med.), a fever coming on in a disease after the subsidence of the fever with which the disease began, as the fever which attends the outbreak of the eruption in smallpox. Secondary hemorrhage (Med.), hemorrhage occuring from a wounded blood vessel at some considerable time after the original bleeding has ceased. Secondary planet. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet. Secondary qualities, those qualities of bodies which are not inseparable from them as such, but are dependent for their development and intensity on the organism of the percipient, such as color, taste, odor, etc. Secondary quills or Secondary remiges (Zool.), the quill feathers arising from the forearm of a bird and forming a row continuous with the primaries; -- called also secondaries. See Illust. of Bird. Secondary rocks or Secondary strata (Geol.), those lying between the Primary, or Paleozoic, and Tertiary (see Primary rocks, under Primary); -- later restricted to strata of the Mesozoic age, and at present but little used. Secondary syphilis (Med.), the second stage of syphilis, including the period from the first development of constitutional symptoms to the time when the bones and the internal organs become involved. Secondary tint, any subdued tint, as gray. Secondary union (Surg.), the union of wounds after suppuration; union by the second intention. [1913 Webster] Syn: Second; second-rate; subordinate; inferior. [1913 Webster] Sun and planet wheels (gcide) Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [root]297. Cf. Solar, South.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. [1913 Webster] Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32' 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in 251/3 days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona. [1913 Webster] 2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. [1913 Webster] 3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. [1913 Webster] Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. [1913 Webster] For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv. 11. [1913 Webster] I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster] Sun and planet wheels (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis. Sun angel (Zool.), a South American humming bird of the genus Heliangelos, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat. Sun animalcute. (Zool.) See Heliozoa. Sun bath (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation. Sun bear (Zool.), a species of bear (Helarctos Malayanus) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also bruang, and Malayan bear. Sun beetle (Zool.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus Amara. Sun bittern (Zool.), a singular South American bird (Eurypyga helias), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also sunbird, and {tiger bittern}. Sun fever (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke. Sun gem (Zool.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also Horned hummer. Sun grebe (Zool.), the finfoot. Sun picture, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph. Sun spots (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called faculae) as well as dark spaces (called maculae). Called also solar spots. See Illustration in Appendix. Sun star (Zool.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays. Sun trout (Zool.), the squeteague. Sun wheel. (Mach.) See Sun and planet wheels, above. Under the sun, in the world; on earth. "There is no new thing under the sun." --Eccl. i. 9. [1913 Webster] Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like. [1913 Webster] Superior planets (gcide) Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. [1913 Webster] 2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility. [1913 Webster] 3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery. [1913 Webster] 4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to. [1913 Webster] There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] 5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species. [1913 Webster] 6. (Bot.) (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it. (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior. (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle. [1913 Webster] Superior conjunction, Superior planets, etc. See Conjunction, Planet, etc. Superior figure, Superior letter (Print.), a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc; as, in x^2 + y^n, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. {Inferior figure}, under Inferior. [1913 Webster] genus periplaneta (wn) genus Periplaneta n 1: cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches [syn: Periplaneta, genus Periplaneta] inferior planet (wn) inferior planet n 1: any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit interplanetary (wn) interplanetary adj 1: between or among planets; "interplanetary travel" interplanetary dust (wn) interplanetary dust n 1: microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium interplanetary gas (wn) interplanetary gas n 1: a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind interplanetary medium (wn) interplanetary medium n 1: interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust interplanetary space (wn) interplanetary space n 1: the part of outer space within the solar system jovian planet (wn) Jovian planet n 1: any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter) [syn: Jovian planet, gas giant]