Astronomy Meaning
/əˈstɹɑn.ə.mi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe 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.
nounAstrology.
Sentence Examples
Maya priests learned much about astronomy.
What interests me greatly is astronomy.
Astronomy is by no means a new science.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In his college course, he studied the stars and planets using ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I decided to study ____ because I am very interested in the stars.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- + -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The fact is, dark energy is the biggest mystery in science. It has driven a huge amount of research in the past decade, and was a key driver in last year’s “New Worlds, New Horizons” report from the National Academies of Science, which prioritized future astronomy and astrophysics projects."
— 2011 October 9, Meg Urry, “Dark energy, science’s biggest mystery”, in CNN:
"Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
And yet methinks I have astronomy […]"
— 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 14”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In his college course, he studied the stars and planets using ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I decided to study ____ because I am very interested in the stars.