An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

Not accompanied or supplemented by anything else. → naked eye, → naked singularity, → naked-eye star.

O.E. nacod "nude;" cf. M.Du. naket, Du. naakt, Ger. nackt, cognate with Pers. berehné, as below, , from PIE base *neg^w-no- "naked."

Berehné, from Mid.Pers. brahnag (with secondary -r-) "naked;" Av. maγna- "naked;" cf. Skt. nagná- "naked;" Gk. gumnos "naked;" L. nudus "naked;" Arm. merk "naked;" Lith. nuogas "naked;"

The qualifier of an eye which is not assisted by any optical device, except for eyeglasses. Same as → unaided eye.

→ naked; → eye.

A singularity that is not surrounded by an event horizon. It will therefore be visible and communicable to the outside world.

→ naked; → singularity.

A star visible without a telescope. In principle, stars down to about sixth magnitude are visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions, but this depends on the individual, the location, and the conditions of the observation.

→ naked; → eye; → star.