star chart

noun

Astronomy. a chart or map showing the relative apparent positions of the stars, as seen from the earth, in a particular area of the sky.

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Also called star map.

Origin of star chart

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby star chart

star, star anise, star apple, star carr, star chamber, star chart, star cloud, star cluster, star connection, star cut, star drill
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Example sentences from the Web for star chart

  • Marston himself had loomed large in the star-chart of painting only a dozen years ago, and was now the greatest of luminaries.

    The Key to Yesterday|Charles Neville Buck