almanac
Yearly reference book
An almanac is a yearly publication containing a calendar along with astronomical data, weather predictions, and practical information like tide tables, planting guides, or sunrise times.
The most familiar examples are agricultural almanacs that have guided farmers for centuries.
More broadly, almanac can refer to any annual compendium of facts and statistics on a particular subject: The World Almanac is useful for settling bar arguments.
Farmers still consult the almanac for planting dates.
Of the sky above
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- eclipticSun's apparent annual path
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
solstice · equinox · phases · eclipse · star chart · ephemeris · orbits · astronomer
Condensed reference collection
- handbookCompact reference guide
- guidebookReference for travelers
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- manualWritten instructions for use
index · tables · charts · data · facts · statistics · resource · information
Prediction of future conditions
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
humidity · rainfall · snowfall · drought · frost · blizzard · hurricane · typhoon
Placing seeds in earth
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- farmingCultivating land for food
- seedtimePeriod for planting crops
sowing · plowing · tillage · rotation · yield · growers · fertilizer · cultivation
Divination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
fortune · prophecy · portents · signs · folk wisdom · old wives' tales · superstitions
celestial
Of the sky above
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- eclipticSun's apparent annual path
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
planets · solstice · equinox · phases · eclipse · star chart · ephemeris · orbits · astronomer · moon phases
compendium
Condensed reference collection
- handbookCompact reference guide
- guidebookReference for travelers
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
manual · index · tables · charts · data · facts · statistics · resource · information · directory
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
barometer · humidity · rainfall · snowfall · drought · frost · blizzard · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone
planting
Placing seeds in earth
seedtime · sowing · plowing · tillage · rotation · yield · growers · fertilizer · cultivation · horticulture
astrology
Divination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- prognosticationForetelling future events
omens · fortune · prophecy · portents · signs · folk wisdom · old wives' tales · superstitions
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- timelineOrdered display of events
- archivesStored historical documents
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
era · epoch · centuries · decades · heritage · tradition · antiquity · ancestry · genealogy · documentary
- old mediabooks, radio, newspaper, newspapers, television
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri
- written documentsnewspaper, diary, journal, manuscript, scroll
- farm referencesplanting guide, field manual, seed catalog, planting calendar, field notes
- nautical navigationnautical charts, navigation charts, marine charts, shipping routes, sea charts
- reference yearbooks
almanacencyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
treatise · monograph · textbook · dissertation · handbook
almanacnovel
New and unusual
fiction · fantasy · mythology · fairy tale · romance novel
- farmer's almanacAnnual agricultural reference publication
- Farmers AlmanacYearly rural forecasting publication
- sports almanacYearly athletic reference book
- Old Farmer's AlmanacAnnual weather and planting guide
- weather almanacYearly climate prediction publication
- nautical almanacSailor's celestial position tables