astronomique
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin astronomicus. By surface analysis, astronomie + -ique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.tʁɔ.nɔ.mik/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: astronomiques
- Hyphenation: as‧tro‧no‧mique
Adjective
astronomique (plural astronomiques)
- (relational) astronomy; astronomical
- (figuratively) astronomical, huge, enormous (extremely large)
- Synonym: énorme
Derived terms
- unité astronomique
Further reading
- “astronomique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin astronomicus.
Adjective
astronomique m or f (plural astronomiques)
- astronomic; astronomical
Related terms
- astronomie