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as opposed to
Meaning: Used to contrast one thing with another.
Example: She prefers working outdoors as opposed to sitting in an office all day.
you guessed it
Meaning: A phrase used to confirm something obvious or expected.
Example: The store was closed again—you guessed it—because of another power outage.
something else weird
Meaning: Another surprising or unusual fact.
Example: Here’s something else weird: the lake turns pink every summer.
axis
IPA (UK): /ˈæk.sɪs/
IPA (US): /ˈæk.sɪs/
Meaning: An imaginary line around which a planet or object rotates.
Meaning: An imaginary line around which a planet or object rotates.
Example: Earth’s axis tilt is responsible for seasonal changes.
retrograde
IPA (UK): /ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/
IPA (US): /ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd/
Meaning: Moving in the opposite direction from normal rotation.
Meaning: Moving in the opposite direction from normal rotation.
Example: Mercury sometimes appears to move in retrograde from Earth’s perspective.
solar system
IPA (UK): /ˈsəʊ.lə ˌsɪs.təm/
IPA (US): /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/
Meaning: The Sun and all planets and objects that orbit it.
Meaning: The Sun and all planets and objects that orbit it.
Example: Scientists continue to discover new objects in the outer solar system.
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