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amplitude
/ˈæm.plɪ.tud/

The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.

spatial
spatialadjective
/ˈspeɪʃəl/

Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.

launchpads
/ˈlɔːntʃpædz/ /ˈlɑːntʃpædz/

The surface or structure from which a launch is made.

minor planets
/ˈmaɪnər ˈplænɪts/

An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.

isles
islesnoun
/aɪlz/

A clear path through rows of seating.

thruster
/ˈθɹʌstɚ/

A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).

morningstar
/ˈmɔːrnɪŋˌstɑːr/ /ˈmɔːrnɪŋstɑːr/

The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.

"The evening star is the morning star. (Hesperus is Phosphorus.)"

phase space
/ˈfeɪz speɪs/

The topological space in which each point represents a possible state of a system.

butterfly effect
/ˈbʌtərflaɪ ɪˈfɛkt/

(by extension) The notion that small changes in the past via time travel can cause disproportionately large and unforeseeable consequences in the present.

comae
comaenoun
/ˈkoʊmi/ /ˈkoʊˌmeɪ/

A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

spacious
spaciousadjective
/ˈspeɪʃəs/

Having plenty of space; roomy.

"The apartment has a spacious bedroom."

fulness
/ˈfʊlnəs/

The degree to which a space is full.

spun
spunverb
/ˈspʌn/

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

dualities
/duːˈælətiz/ /djuːˈælətiz/

(projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes.

increment
/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/

The waxing of the moon.

limbs
limbsnoun
/lɪmz/

The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.

dematerialised
/ˌdiːməˈtɪəriəlaɪzd/ /ˌdiːməˈtɪriːəlaɪzd/

To disappear by becoming immaterial.

termination
/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

An end in space; an edge or limit.

"The termination of the hallway was blocked by a large, heavy cabinet. "

radiosondes
/ˈreɪdiˌoʊsɑːndz/ /ˈreɪdiˌoʊsɒndz/

A miniature radio carried aloft by an unmanned balloon to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.

tori
torinoun
/ˈtɔːri/ /ˈtoʊri/

A topological space which is a product of two circles.

"A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus."