Definition of ASTRONOMY

astronomy

Meanings

Plural: astronomies

Noun

  • the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
  • 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.
  • Astrology.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- + -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft.

Synonyms

astronomy, uranology

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