Definitions for astronomy

astronomy as·tron·o·my

Spelling: [uh-stron-uh-mee]
IPA: /əˈstrɒn ə mi/

Astronomy is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 475 anagrams from letters in astronomy (amnoorsty).

Definitions for astronomy

noun

  1. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.

Origin of astronomy

1175-1225; Middle English astronomie (Anglo-French) Latin astronomia Greek. See astro-, -nomy

Examples for astronomy

One of the big challenges in astronomy involves determining when the first galaxies formed, and what they looked like.

Nearly everything we know about dark matter so far comes from astronomy.

Cosmic ray observations are more challenging than many other forms of astronomy.

The authors took care to eliminate the possibility of other sources of polarization, which is always a concern in astronomy.

Muslims made many discoveries in mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, astronomy and psychology.

The explanation belongs to the department of meteorology, and not to astronomy.

I am versed in the great sciences of astrology and astronomy.

I have acquired some knowledge of navigation, of astronomy, and of geometry.

Shall we propose, as a third branch of our education, astronomy?

Ferguson discovered many things in astronomy which had long been known.

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