Astronomy Synonyms

ə-strŏnə-mē
The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cosmology
  2. uranology
  3. astrophysics
  4. stargazing
  5. astrochemistry
  6. earth-space science
  7. selenology
  8. aberration
  9. astrophotography
  10. aphelion
  11. apogee
  12. armillary-sphere
  13. astrophotometry
  14. asteroid
  15. azimuth
  16. binary
  17. black hole
  18. celestial-sphere
  19. uranography
  20. conjunction
  21. corona
  22. uranometry
  23. declination
  24. double-star
  25. celestial-mechanics
  26. ecliptic
  27. equinox
  28. magnitude
  29. astrography
  30. meteorite
  31. nadir
  32. nebula
  33. nova
  34. nutation
  35. orrery
  36. perigee
  37. perihelion
  38. pulsar
  39. astrogeology
  40. quasar
  41. red-shift
  42. singularity
  43. solstice
  44. syzygy
  45. urania
  46. zenith
  47. astrognosy
  48. astrolithology
  49. spectrography
  50. spectroscopy

Words Related to Astronomy

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. science
  2. physics
  3. geophysics
  4. solar-terrestrial
  5. nuclear-physics
  6. geodesy
  7. astroparticle
  8. physic
  9. astronomical
  10. meteorology

Astronomy Sentence Examples

  • C. Watson's Theoretical Astronomy is the most complete in the English language.

  • My neighbor is interested in astronomy and bought a small telescope.

  • Ball, Spherical Astronomy, p. 303.

  • In 1844 he was elected ordinary professor of higher mechanics and astronomy, a position which he held till his death on the 26th of September 1868.

  • In 1851 he visited the Bonn Observatory, and studied astronomy under Argelander.

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