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Astronomy :: Astronomy (n.) The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena..

Inlander :: Inlander (n.) One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a distance from the sea..

Far :: Far (a.) Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated..

Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament..

Tetrapody :: Tetrapody (n.) A set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard..

Insulated :: Insulated (p. a.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible.

Foreground :: Foreground (n.) On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6..

Declination :: Declination (n.) The angular distance of any object from the celestial equator, either northward or southward..

Halfway :: Halfway (adv.) In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded..

Kenning :: Kenning (v. t.) The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles..

Heliometer :: Heliometer (n.) An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.

Grange :: Grange (n.) A farm; generally, a farm with a house at a distance from neighbors..

Homer :: Homer (n.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.

Yonder :: Yonder (adv.) At a distance, but within view..

Cast :: Cast (n.) The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames..

Syndesmography :: Syndactylous (a.) Having the toes firmly united together for some distance, and without an intermediate web, as the kingfishers; gressorial..

Baculometry :: Baculometry (n.) Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.

Dress :: Dress (v. t.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks..

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