astrotechnology
English
Etymology
astro- + technology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈstɹɑtɛkˈnɒlədʒi/
- Hyphenation: as‧tro‧tech‧no‧logy
Noun
astrotechnology (uncountable)
- (science fiction, informal, rare) Space technology.
- 2009, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Ford hunted excitedly through the technical specs of the ship, occasionally gasping with astonishment at what he read – clearly Galactic astrotechnology had moved ahead during the years of his exile.
- 2014, Darryl Gopaul, Escape from Jipadara: A Solar System of Three Planets with Sentient Life Forms
- He observed using astrotechnology at his disposal to search out a civilization using updated technology.
- 2016, Os Guinness , Impossible People: Christian Courage and the Struggle for the Soul of Civilization
- Our scientist-kings and our brave new age of biotechnology (and then astrotechnology: the engineering of space) are the latest in giant steps that will take this Babel drive to a new level.
- 2009, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy