any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astronomy. any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. 3. any heavenly body. 4. Astrology. a heavenly body, especially a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events.
Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. Tonks, as she is known, is the daughter of Andromeda Black and Ted Tonks. She is a Half-Blood, but both of her parents are actually magical.
â¦Britain (the long ton). The metric ton used in most other countries is 1,000 kg, equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois. The term derives from tun, denoting a large barrel used in the wine trade and named from the French tonnerre, or âthunder,â in turn named for the rumbling it producedâ¦ Read More