Meanings
nouncelestial pole (plural celestial poles)
plural celestial poles
- An imaginary point situated where a planet's axis intersects the celestial sphere.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
Similar
Broader
celestial point
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish taivaannapa
- taivaannapaTranslations
Tagalog polong selestiyal
- polong selestiyalTranslations
Vietnamese thiên cực
- thiên cựcTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
celestial pole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celestial%20pole
MLA
“celestial pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celestial%20pole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celestial pole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celestial%20pole.
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