cola

Inherited from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Cognate to French queue and Italian coda.


nebulosa

From Latin nebula ("fog"), influenced by nebuloso.


Europa

→⇒ Ye'kwana: Eudojanña

(astronomy) Europa (52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon)


albedo

(physics, meteorology, astronomy) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)


cuarto

cuartos (plural)
quarto (alternative archaic)

→ Tagalog: kuwarto

From Latin quartus. Doublet of cuarta. The sense of room is after a common division of houses (4 or 5 sections). As a unit of English measure, calque of English quart. Compare English quarter.

cuarto creciente

cuarto menguante

fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole)

(astronomy) quarter (one of the four main phases of a heavenly body as it waxes and wanes in the sky)


cerco

Inherited from Latin circus. Doublet of circo, a borrowing.

Si hay cerco en la luna, es señal de que la naturaleza está tranquila y no nos sorprenderá con ningún cataclismo.

1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 227:


Plutón

From Latin Pluton, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).


circumpolar

es-adj

circumpolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural circumpolares)

circumpolares (feminine masculine plural)


Aries

Borrowed from Latin ariēs (literally “ram”).

bor+

(astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation)


Cetus

(astronomy) Cetus (winter constellation of the northern sky)


Corvus

(astronomy) Corvus (constellation of the southern sky)


Crux

(astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation)


Cáncer

(astronomy, astrology) Cancer (constellation)


Grus

(astronomy) Grus (spring constellation of the southern sky)


Leo

(astronomy, astrology) Leo (constellation)


Lepus

(astronomy) Lepus (winter constellation of the northern sky)


Libra

(astronomy, astrology) Libra (constellation)


Lupus

(astronomy) Lupus (summer constellation of the northern sky)


Piscis

(astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)


Virgo

(astronomy, astrology) Virgo (constellation)


Vega

From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”).

(astronomy) Vega (the star in the constellation of Lyra)


eje

Inherited from Old Spanish exe, ex, ax, inherited from Latin axem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). First attested in the 13th century. Cognate with English axis.


extrasolar

es-adj

extrasolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural extrasolares)

extrasolares (feminine masculine plural)


Apus

(astronomy) Apus (a constellation of the southern sky)


Deneb

(astronomy) Deneb (blue giant in Cygnus)


Chamaeleon

(astronomy) Chamaeleon (small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky)


Dorado

(astronomy) Dorado (a particular constellation)


Algol

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

bor+

(astronomy) Algol (binary star in the constellation of Perseus)


Fomalhaut

Borrowed from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

فَمُ الْحُوت


Circinus

(astronomy) Circinus (a small constellation of the southern winter sky)


Equuleus

(astronomy) Equuleus (second smallest constellation of the northern sky)


Deimos

(astronomy) Deimos (the outermost natural satellite of Mars)


Juno

(Roman mythology, astronomy) Juno (goddess or asteroid)


cometa

→ Cebuano: kometa

Borrowed from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).


afelio

Borrowed from New Latin aphēlium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “the Sun”), modeled after apogaeum.


Serpens

(astronomy) Serpens (large summer constellation of the northern sky)


-ido

es-noun

-ido m (noun-forming suffix, plural -idos)


antártico

es-adj

antártico (feminine antártica, masculine plural antárticos, feminine plural antárticas)

antártica (feminine)
antárticos (masculine plural)
antárticas (feminine plural)
antárctico (alternative rare)

Borrowed from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós, “opposite the arctic”).


asteroide

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).


apogeo

Borrowed from New Latin apogaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).


balanza

Borrowed from Medieval Latin balantia, from Latin bilanx. Compare English balance.


agujero negro

es-noun

agujero negro m (plural agujeros negros)


cúmulo estelar

cúmulo estelar m (plural cúmulos estelares)


supergigante

supergigantes (plural)
súpergigante (alternative)


supergigante

es-adj

supergigante m or f (masculine and feminine plural supergigantes)

supergigantes (feminine masculine plural)
súpergigante (alternative)

(astronomy) supergiant (denoting a massive star)


sistema solar

es-noun

sistema solar m (plural sistemas solares)


escrúpulo

Borrowed from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, ¹⁄₂₄ uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Cognate with Portuguese escrópulo.

bor+

scruple, nagging doubt, <small>¹<big>⁄</big>₂₄</small> uncia

(astronomy, geometry, historical) Synonym of minuto (¹⁄₆₀ of a degree)


cuásar

Borrowed from English quasar, a contraction of quasi-stellar (radio source).


Ganímedes

(Greek mythology, astronomy) Alternative form of Ganimedes


Calisto

From the same ultimate source as the name Calixto, which see.

(astronomy) Callisto (satellite of Jupiter)


agujero negro supermasivo

es-noun

agujero negro supermasivo m (plural agujeros negros supermasivos)

supermassive black hole
supermassive black hole


Orión

From Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”).


supergigante azul

es-noun

supergigante azul f (plural supergigantes azules)

(astronomy) blue supergiant (massive star)


epiciclo

Learned borrowing from Late Latin epicy̆clus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos). By surface analysis, epi- + ciclo.


armilla

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines

From arma + -illa or from Latin armilla.

(astronomy) armill, armillary sphere (ancient astronomical instrument)


erupción solar

es-noun

erupción solar f (plural erupciones solares)


estrella fija

estrella fija f (plural estrellas fijas)


antisolar

es-adj

antisolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural antisolares)


coluro

From Latin colurus, from Ancient Greek κόλουρος (kólouros, “truncated”).


asterismo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós).

bor+

(astronomy) asterism, constellation (small group of stars)


vuelo espacial

es-noun

vuelo espacial m (plural vuelos espaciales)


Andrómeda

Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).


equinoccial

es-adj

equinoccial m or f (masculine and feminine plural equinocciales)

equinocciales (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from Latin aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium (“equinox”).


equinoccio vernal

es-noun

equinoccio vernal m (plural equinoccios vernales)

From equinoccio (“equinox”) + vernal (“vernal”).


equinoccio otoñal

es-noun

equinoccio otoñal m (plural equinoccios otoñales)

From equinoccio (“equinox”) + otoñal (“autumnal”).


luz zodiacal

es-noun

luz zodiacal f (plural luces zodiacales)


telescópico

es-adj

telescópico (feminine telescópica, masculine plural telescópicos, feminine plural telescópicas)

telescópica (feminine)
telescópicos (masculine plural)
telescópicas (feminine plural)

From telescopio + -ico or tele- + -scópico, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) and σκοπέω (skopéō).


trópico

From Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós), from τροπή (tropḗ, “a turning”).


cabellera

(astronomy) tail (the visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind)


Ganimedes

(astronomy) Ganymede (satellite of Jupiter)


Capricornio

(astrology, astronomy) Capricorn, Capricornus


Hidra

(astronomy) Hydra (one of Pluto's moons)


Jápeto

(astronomy) Iapetus (the moon of Saturn)


analema

Borrowed from Latin analēmma, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma).


Pléyades

Borrowed from Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes).


mancha solar

(astronomy) sunspot (colder, darker region on the sun's surface)


exoplaneta

From English exoplanet, equivalent to exo- + planeta (“planet”).


cometario

cometario (feminine cometaria, masculine plural cometarios, feminine plural cometarias)

cometaria (feminine)
cometarios (masculine plural)
cometarias (feminine plural)


Acuario

(astronomy, astrology) Aquarius (constellation)


Cruz del Sur

(astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation)


Escorpio

(astronomy, astrology) Scorpio (constellation)


Gran Colapso

(astronomy) Big Crunch (hypothetic eventual collapse of the universe)


Grupo Local

(astronomy) Local Group (cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way)


Tauro

(astronomy, astrology) Taurus (constellation)


terminador

es-noun

terminador m (plural terminadores, feminine terminadora, feminine plural terminadoras)

terminadores (plural)
terminadora (feminine)
terminadoras (feminine plural)

(astronomy) terminator (the line between the day side and the night side)


coronógrafo

(astronomy) coronagraph (telescope that blocks direct light from a star)


jupiteriano

es-adj

jupiteriano (feminine jupiteriana, masculine plural jupiterianos, feminine plural jupiterianas)

jupiteriana (feminine)
jupiterianos (masculine plural)
jupiterianas (feminine plural)

(astronomy) Jovian (pertaining to the planet Jupiter)


joviano

joviano (feminine joviana, masculine plural jovianos, feminine plural jovianas)

joviana (feminine)
jovianos (masculine plural)
jovianas (feminine plural)


estrella de la tarde

es-noun

estrella de la tarde f (plural estrellas de la tarde)

(astronomy) evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening

(astronomy) evening star; any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter


Encélado

(astronomy) Enceladus (a moon of Saturn)


acondrita

acondritas (plural)
acondrito (alternative)

(astronomy, geology) achondrite (any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)


arqueoastronomía

arqueoastronomía f (plural arqueoastronomías)


exoluna

(astronomy, planetology) exomoon, extrasolar moon


línea de los nodos

línea de los nodos f (plural líneas de los nodos)


línea de los ápsides

línea de los ápsides f (plural líneas de los ápsides)


cinturón de asteroides

cinturón de asteroides m (plural cinturones de asteroides)


supergigante amarilla

supergigante amarilla f (plural supergigantes amarillas)

(astronomy) yellow supergiant (massive star)


supergigante roja

supergigante roja f (plural supergigantes rojas)

(astronomy) red supergiant (massive star)


ajataba

Inherited from Old Spanish axataba (1277), Arabic الشضيبة (aš-šaḍiba), from Arabic الشَّظِيَّة (aš-šaẓiyya, “splinter”).

der

(astronomy, obsolete) a pinnule or diopter