ASTRONOMICAL UNIT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase astronomical unit. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ASTRONOMICAL UNIT
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| distance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property created by the space between two objects or points • a distant region • size of the gap between two places • indifference by personal withdrawal • the interval between two times • a remote point in time verb • keep at a distance • go far ahead of | ||||||||
| extent | nounn | |||||||
noun • the point or degree to which something extends • the distance or area or volume over which something extends | ||||||||
| length | nounn | |||||||
noun • the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place • continuance in time • the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end • size of the gap between two places • a section of something that is long and narrow | ||||||||
| magnitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) • a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 • relative importance | ||||||||
| measurement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | ||||||||
| scale | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an ordered reference standard • relative magnitude • the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it • a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin • a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin • (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) • a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass • an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) • a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals verb • measure by or as if by a scale • pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard • take by attacking with scaling ladders • reach the highest point of • climb up by means of a ladder • remove the scales from • measure with or as if with scales • size or measure according to a scale | ||||||||
| unit | nounn | |||||||
noun • any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange • an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole • an organization regarded as part of a larger social group • a single undivided whole • a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else • an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | ||||||||
| au | adverbadv | |||||||
noun • a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers) • a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia | ||||||||
