Skymap

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several charts or maps, similar to a star chart, that show the distribution of some particular, measurable parameter (such as microwave radiation, temperature etc).
  2. 2
    A map of the night sky used to identify and locate astronomical objects such as stars, constellations and galaxies.

    "So this article will review what is now known of Mesopotamian sky-maps, and to what extent they were passed on to the western world."

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"So this article will review what is now known of Mesopotamian sky-maps, and to what extent they were passed on to the western world."

Etymology

From sky + map.

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star chart

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