astronomy
1Astronomy — (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), star , and nomos (νόμος), law ) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth s atmosphere (such as the cosmic… …
2Astronomy — • Divided into two main branches, astrometry and astrophysics; the former concerned with determining the places of the investigation of the heavenly bodies, the latter, with the investigation of their chemical and physical nature Catholic… …
3Astronomy — As*tron o*my, n. [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? astronomer; asth r star + ? to distribute, regulate. See {Star}, and {Nomad}.] 1. Astrology. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet …
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6Astronomy — was one of the subjects of the medieval *quadrivium. Astronomy then was based upon Ptolemy of Alexandria s * Almagest, written in the second quarter of the 2c. (The Arabic al magest = the greatest.) The text was translated from the Greek into… …
7astronomy — (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. astrenomie, from L. astronomia, from Gk. astronomia, lit. star arrangement, from astron star (see ASTRO (Cf. astro )) + nomos arranging, regulating, related to nemein to deal out (see NUMISMATICS (Cf …
8astronomy — [n] study of the stars and planets other than Earth astrochemistry, astrography, astrolithology, astrometry, astrophysics, selenology, sky watching, stargazing, uranology; concept 349 …
9astronomy — ► NOUN ▪ the science of celestial objects, space, and the physical universe. DERIVATIVES astronomer noun …
10astronomy — [ə strän′ə mē] n. [ME & OFr astronomie < L astronomia < Gr < astron, STAR + nomos, law: see NOMY] 1. the science of the universe in which the stars, planets, etc. are studied, including their origins, evolution, composition, motions,… …