Definition of vault of heaven Vault of heaven
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What does vault of heaven mean?
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| vault of heaven - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||
| celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, welkin | ||
| surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | ||
| apex of the sun's way, solar apex, apex the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | ||
| celestial point a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) | ||
| nadir the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||
| zenith the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||
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