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Alphabet AlfabetoSign the letters A, B, Chttps://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/ALPHABET/875/1
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Clusters (globular) Amas (globulaire) 球状星団
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Clusters (open) Amas (outvert) 散開星団
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Year Année 年 Año
Same as the French sign
https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/YEAR/732/11 year:
touch your left fist with your right index finger and draw a circle over the left hand
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Leap Year Année bissextile うるう年 Año bisiestoFIngerspell LEAP then do the sign for yearhttps://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/LEAP%20YEAR/9020/1
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Light Year Année-lumière 光年 Año luzlight year = light + year:
open your right fist from upper right to lower left (left image), and then, make a hole with your left hand and touch your right index finger to it (right image)
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Asteroids Astéroïdes 小惑星 Ateroides
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Astronomy (story) Astronomie (histoire) 天文学(物語) Astronomía (historia)
No sign; must fingerspell
astronomy:
make a tube with the two hands in front of your eye and move your right hand upward
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Astrology Astrologie 占星学 Astrología
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Telescope Lunette astronomique 望遠鏡 Telescopiotelescope:
Pretend to hold a tube with both hands in front of your eye and move your right hand forward
http://www.handspeak.com/word/search/index.php?id=2168telescope:
Pretend to hold a tube with both hands in front of your eye and move your left hand forward
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Bing Bang ビッグバン Big Bang = Big + bang?:
make a "L" shape with your right thumb and index finger and slide it from left to right (=sign language "big":left image), and then open both fists (right image)
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Calendar Calendrier カレンダー CalendarioNon-dominant (ND) hand has palm facing signer while dominant hand makes a C shape and moves from the palm-side of ND hand, over the fingers to the backside.https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/CALENDAR/1074/1calendar:
calendar: open your left hand and pretend to turn over a page with your right thumb and index finger
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Comet Comète 彗星 CometaNon-dominant hand makes an O shape and is placed at the wrist of the dominant hand, which wiggles its fingers as both hands together move from the non-dominant side to the dominant side of the body.http://www.handspeak.com/word/search/index.php?id=4523comet (there are two patterns):
(A) open your right fist as you move it to the right
(B) cross closed hands and open your right hand to the right with your closed left hand
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Constellation Constellation 星座 Constelaciónconstellation (there are two patterns):
(A) open your left hand, and then draw a semicircle with your right palm
(B) move your right hand in a triangle shape and open your right hand at each corner of the triangle (= three stars make a triangle)
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Temperature Température 度(温度) TemperaturaNon-dominant hand holds up index finger as the index finger of the dominant hand moves along it perpendicularlyhttp://www.handspeak.com/word/search/index.php?id=2767 temperature:
move your right hand with your index finger up and down next to the left palm upward
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Diameter Diamètre 直径 Diámetrodiameter:
make a semicircle with your left hand, and then, move your right index finger up and down
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Distance 距離 Distancia http://www.handspeak.com/learn/index.php?id=14

Hands are together with thumbs pointing up, then the dominant hand moves forwards to demonstrate distance. Various mouth morphemes can be used to describe the distance. For an example of mouth morphemes, see the link to the left. For a video demonstrating the sign, see the link to the right.
https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/DISTANCE/3308/1distance between two dots (there are two patterns):
(A) point two dots with your both hands (left image), then pinch your thumb and index fingers with each other and separate the fingers to the dots (middle image)
(B) point two dots with your both hands (left image), and then pinch your thumb and index fingers with each other and move one hand (right image)
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Solar eclipse Éclipse solaire 触(食) Eclipse solarsolar eclipse (there are two patterns):
(A) make a round shape with your left hand (= the Sun) and right hand (=the Moon), and then move your right hand across your left hand
(B) make the sign language "Sun" (middle image), and then move your right palm to the left hand (right image)
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Lunar eclipse Éclipse lunaire 触(食) Eclipse lunarlunar eclipse (there are two patterns):
(A) make a circle with your left hand (=shadow of Earth), and then, make the sign language of the Moon with your right hand in the back of your left hand
(B) make the sign language of the Moon with your left hand (middle image), and then, move your right palm to the left hand (right image)
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Elements (chemical) Eléments (chimiques) 元素(化学) Elementos químicos
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Ellipse 楕円 Elipse
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Energy Energie エネルギー Energíahttp://www.handspeak.com/word/search/index.php?id=671energy:
make the finger letter "e" (of Katakana Japanese character) with your left hand and draw a biceps on your left arm with your right index finger
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Ecuator Equateur 赤道 EcuadorEcuator:
touch your index finger on your lip and move your index finger to the right (left image), and then, make a round shape with your left hand and move your right index finger from left to right on your left hand (right image)
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Spring Equinox Equinoxe de Printemps 春分点? Equinoccio de primaveraSpring Equinox Day (there are two patterns):
(A) place your left palm perpendicularly and bring your right hand up (=sign language "spring") beneath your left hand
(B) make the sign language "spring" with both hands (middle image), then, make "C"s with both thumbs and index fingers and put the two thumbs together (that means half day, half night: right image)
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Autumn Equinox Equinoxe d'automne 秋分点? Equinoccio de otoñoAutumn Equinox Day (there are two patterns):
(A) place your left palm perpendicularly and fan your left palm with your right hand (=sign language "autumn")
(B) make the sign language "autumn" with both hands (middle image), then, make "C"s with both thumbs and index fingers and put the two thumbs together (that means half day, half night: right image)
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Binary Star Etolie binaire 連星 Estrella binaria
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Star (distance) Etoile (distance) 星(距離) Estrella (distancia)
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Star (generalities) Etoile (généralités) 星(全般?) Estrella (generalidades) https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/STAR/8940/1 star:
open and close your right hand a few times over your head
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Star (Christmas) Etolie (Noël) 星(クリスマス) Estrella (Navidad)
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Star (types) Etoile (types) 温度 Estrellas (tipos)
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Star (Variable) Etoile (variable) 直径 Estrella (variable)
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Star (evolution) Etoile (évolution) 星(変光星) Estrella (evolución)
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Force or interaction Force ou de interaction 力、相互作用 Fuerza o interacción force:
make a fist and bend your left arm in an arc with your left hand and draw a biceps on your left arm with your right index finger
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Attraction 引力 Atracciónattracting force:
pretend to pull a rope with both hands (left image), and then, draw biceps with your right index finger on your left upper arm (right image)
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Electricity Electricite 電気 Electricidadelectricity:
make both hands face each other and touch your middle fingers to your thumbs repeatedly
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Strong / Nuclear Nucleaire / Fort 強い相互作用(核力) Nuclear / Fuerte
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Weak / Nuclear Nucleaire / Faible 弱い相互作用 Débil / Nuclear
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Galaxy (Clusters) Galaxie (amas) 銀河団
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Galaxy (general) Galaxie (généralités) 銀河(全般) Galaxia (generalidades)
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Galaxy (structure) Galaxie (structure) 銀河(構造) Galaxia (estructura)
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Galaxy (types) Galaxie (types) 銀河(タイプ、型) Galaxia (tipos)
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Spiral galaxy Galaxie spirale 渦巻き銀河 Galaxia espiral
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Irregular galaxy Galaxie irreguliere 不規則銀河 Galaxia irregular
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Galaxy (evolution) Galaxie (évolution) 銀河進化 Galaxia (evolución)
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Group / local Groupe / Local 局所銀河群 Grupo / Local
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Clock Horloge 時計 Relojwatch:
make a circle with your right thumb and index finger onto the back of your left hand
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Imagery Imagerie Imágenes
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Jupiter 木星 JúpiterJupiter = "moku" (tree: left image) + "sei" (star: right image) in Japanese
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Light (Speed) Lumière (Vitesse) 光速 La luz (velocidad)
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Moon Lune ムーン LunaThe moon:
draw a crescent moon with your right thumb and index finger
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Spy glass Lunette astronomique Catalejo
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Magellan (clouds) Magellan (nuages de) マゼラン星雲 Magallanes (nubes)
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Light Lumiere 光 Luzlight: open your right fist from upper right to lower left
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Mars 火星 MarteMars = "ka" (fire: left image) + "sei" (star: right image) in Japanese
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Mass Masse 質量 Masamass, "shitsuryo" in Japanese :
make the finger letter "shi" (left image) and "tsu" (middle image) with your left hand, and then, move your curved palms up and down
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Mechanical (celestial) Mécanique (céleste) 力学 Mecánica (celeste)
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Mercury Mercure 水星 MercurioMars = "sui" (water: left image) + "sei" (star: right image) in Japanese
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Meteorites (meteors) Météorites (météores) 隕石 Meteoritos (meteoros)meteor/meteorite:
hit your right fingers into your left palm
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Planetary nebula Nébuleuse planétaire 星雲/惑星 Nebulosa planetariaplanet (not nebula) ="wakusei" in Japanese:
make a "C" shape with your left hand and draw a circle around your left hand with your right hand with the finger letter "wa"
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Neptune 海王星 NeptunoNeptune:
put your pinkie finger onto your lip and then make waves with the back of your hand (left image) next, put your thumb up (middle image), and make the sign language "star" (right image)
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Nova 新星 Estrella nueva
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Nuclear (reactions) Nucléaire (réactions) 核(反応) Nucleares (reacciones)nucleus (atomic nucleus) = "genshi-kaku" in Japanese:
make the finger letter "ge" with your right hand and orbit around your left fist
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Observatory Observatoire 天文台 Observatorio
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Pluto Pluton 冥王星 PlutónPluto:
make both hands like a Japanese ghost (left image), then, put your thumb up (middle image), and make the sign language "star" (right image)
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Light pollution Pollution lumineuse 光害 Polución lumínica
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Pulsar パルサー
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Quasar クェーサー Quásar
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Root Racine Raíz
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Radio Telescope Radiotélescope 電波望遠鏡 Radiotelescopio
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Relativity Relativité 相対性理論 Relatividad
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Revolution (orbit) Révolution (orbite) 公転(軌道) Revolución (órbita)revolution:
move a C-shaped right hand around a C-shaped left hand
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Rotation 自転 Rotaciónrotation (like "Earth rotates once a day"):
point your chest with your right index finger (left image), and then, make both palms face each other while moving it in the same direction
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Artificial satellite - space probe Satellite artificiel - Sonde spatiale 人工衛星(プローブ) Satélite artificial - Sonda espacialartificial satellite:
put your right index finger on the back of your left hand, and make your left hand open and close while moving up (left image) next, make a round shape with your left hand and orbit around it with your right index finger
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Saturn Saturne 土星 SaturnoSaturn = "do" (soil: left image) + "sei" (star: right image) in Japanese
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Science 科学 Cienciascience:
cross your right index finger upward with your left index finger to the right
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Sun Soleil 太陽 SolThe Sun:
make a round shape with your thumbs and index fingers of both hands
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Summer Solstice: longest day and shortest night Solstice d'été: jour long et nuit courte 夏至 Solsticio de verano: día más largo y la noche más corta summer solstice:
make a round shape with your right hand (= the Sun) move your right hand over your left hand (= the horizon)
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Winter Solstice: night long and short day Solstice d'hiver: nuit et jour court 冬至 Solsticio de invierno: la noche y de día cortowinter solstice:
make a round shape with your right hand (= the Sun) move your right hand under your left hand (= the horizon)
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Electromagnetic Spectrum. Spectroscopy Spectre électromagnétique. Spectroscopie 電磁波スペクトル、分光学 Espectro electromagnético. Espectroscopía
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Supernova 超新星
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Solar System Système solaire 太陽系 Sistema solarsolar system:
put your left thumb and index finger in front of your chest, and orbit around it with your opened right hand
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Telescope Télescope 望遠鏡 Telescopio
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Earth Terre 地球 Tierraearth:
make a ball with your left hand and rotate your right hand over the "ball"
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Transneptunian (objects) Transneptunians (objets) 太陽系外縁天体 Transneptunianos (objetos)
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Tropic Tropique 熱帯 Trópico
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Black hole Trou noir ブラックホール Agujero negroblack hole:
sign language "black" (touch your hair: left image) + make a hole with both hands from opened hands
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Universe (expansion) Univers (expansion) (宇宙)膨脹 Universo (expansión)
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Universe (story) Univers (histoire) 宇宙の歴史 Universo (historia)
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Universe (CMB) Univers (rayonnement fossile) 宇宙マイクロ波背景放射 Universo (CMB)
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Uranus 天王星 UranoUranus:
move your right palm over your head (left image), then, put your thumb up (middle image) and make the sign language "star" (right image)
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Venus Vénus 金星 Venus = "kin" (gold: left image) + "sei" (star: right image) in Japanese
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Life (in the universe) Vie (dans l'univers) 生命 Vida (en el Universo) life (living things)=live + a life
square your elbows, and then, put your right fist onto your left chest.
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Milky Way Voie Lactée 天の川 Vía láctea
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Canopy of Heaven Voûte céleste 天球 Bóveda celestecanopy of heaven:
move your right palm over your head (left image), then, cover your head with both hands and put your hands down (right image)
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Zenith Zénith 天頂 Cenit
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Nadir 天底