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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/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/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.
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/ˈkoʊmi/ /ˈkoʊˌmeɪ/
A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.