astronomy
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /əˈstɹɑnəˌmi/, /æˈstɹɑnəˌmi/
astronomy (uncountable)
- 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:
- Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
- And yet methinks I have astronomy ...
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 14:
- French: astronomie
- German: Astronomie, Sternkunde, Himmelskunde
- Italian: astronomia
- Portuguese: astronomia
- Russian: астроно́мия
- Spanish: astronomía
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