astronomy
English
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Etymology
From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- + -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈstɹɑn.ə.mi/, /æsˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnəmi
Noun
astronomy (usually uncountable, plural astronomies)
- The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
- (obsolete) Astrology.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 14”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, OCLC 216596634:
- Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
And yet methinks I have astronomy […]
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Usage notes
- The study of the physical processes which control matter and energy in the universe is commonly called astrophysics. The investigation of the origin, evolution, and fate of the universe itself is called cosmology.
Synonyms
- stargazing
Hypernyms
- science
Hyponyms
- archaeoastronomy
- archeoastronomy
- astronomer
- bioastronomy
- ethnoastronomy
- gamma-ray astronomy
- gravitational-wave astronomy
- infrared astronomy
- multi-messenger astronomy
- neutrino astronomy
- optical astronomy
- paleoastronomy
- radar astronomy
- radio astronomy
- ultraviolet astronomy
- X-ray astronomy
Derived terms
- archaeoastronomy
- archeoastronomy
- astronomer
- bioastronomy
- ethnoastronomy
- paleoastronomy
Related terms
- astral
- astrologist
- astrology
- astrometry
- astronomer
- astronomical
- astronomically
- astrophysics
Translations
study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
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See also
- cosmology
- uranology
- starlore
References
- astronomy at OneLook Dictionary Search