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 Definitions of Astronomy  [əˈstrɒn ə mi]  

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Definition of 'Astronomy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) astronomy
the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME astronomie (< AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See astro -, -nomy)

Definition of 'Astronomy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) astronomy, uranology
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole


Definition of 'Astronomy' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) astronomy
the study of stars, planets, etc.


Definition of 'Astronomy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Astronomy
astrology

2. (noun) Astronomy
the science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena

3. (noun) Astronomy
a treatise on, or text-book of, the science


Definition of 'Astronomy' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Astronomy
The science concerned with celestial bodies and the observation and interpretation of the radiation received in the vicinity of the earth from the component parts of the universe (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)


Translation of 'Astronomy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the study of the stars and their movements
He is studying astronomy.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: astronomie Arabic flag Arabic: عِلْم الفَلَك Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: астрономия
Brazilian flag Brazilian: astronomia Czech flag Czech: astronomie German flag German: die Astronomie
Danish flag Danish: astronomi Greek flag Greek: αστρονομία Spanish flag Spanish: astronomía
Estonian flag Estonian: astronoomia Farsi flag Farsi: ستاره شناسی Finnish flag Finnish: astronomia
French flag French: astronomie Hebrew flag Hebrew: אַסטרוֹנומיָה Hindi flag Hindi: खगोलशास्त्र
Croatian flag Croatian: astronomija Hungarian flag Hungarian: csillagászat Indonesian flag Indonesian: ilmu bintang, falak
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stjörnufræði Italian flag Italian: astronomia Japanese flag Japanese: 天文学
Korean flag Korean: 천문학 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: astronomija Latvian flag Latvian: astronomija
Malay flag Malay: astronomi Dutch flag Dutch: astronomie Norwegian flag Norwegian: astronomi
Polish flag Polish: astronomia Persian flag Persian: ستاره شناسی Pashto flag Pashto: د نجوم علم
Portuguese flag Portuguese: astronomia Romanian flag Romanian: astronomie Russian flag Russian: астрономия
Slovak flag Slovak: astronómia Slovenian flag Slovenian: astronomija Serbian flag Serbian: astronomija
Swedish flag Swedish: astronomi Thai flag Thai: ดาราศาสตร์ Turkish flag Turkish: gökbilim, astronomi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 天文學 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: астрономія Urdu flag Urdu: فلکیات ، علم ہئیت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thiên văn học Chinese flag Chinese: 天文学

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