Astronomer Meaning
/əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.
Sentence Examples
J. Kepler, astronomer and mathematician, made a study of planets and their movements.
Bradley was an English astronomer.
Caroline Herschel was a singer, mathematician and astronomer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Using a powerful telescope, the ____ observed a new galaxy far beyond our own Milky Way.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ spent the whole night observing the stars from the hill.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English astronomer, equivalent to astronomy + -er. Displaced native Old English tungolcræftiga.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor."
— 2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN:
"But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades."
— 2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Using a powerful telescope, the ____ observed a new galaxy far beyond our own Milky Way.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ spent the whole night observing the stars from the hill.