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astrometry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /əˈstɹɒmətɹi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: astronomy, uranology

History

Etymology

From astro- + -metry.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِيَاسُ الْفَلَك (qiyāsu l-falak) — branch of astronomy
  • Arabic: عِلْمُ الْقِيَاسَاتِ الْفَلَكِيَّة (ʕilmu l-qiyāsāti l-falakiyya) — branch of astronomy
  • Armenian: աստղաչափություն (astġačʻapʻutʻyun) — branch of astronomy
  • Armenian: աստրոմետրիա (astrometria) — branch of astronomy
  • Catalan: astrometria — branch of astronomy
  • Finnish: astrometria — branch of astronomy
  • French: astrométrie — branch of astronomy
  • German: Astrometrie — branch of astronomy
  • Greek: αστρομετρία (astrometría) — branch of astronomy
  • Irish: réaltmhéadracht — branch of astronomy
  • Italian: astrometria — branch of astronomy
  • Persian: اخترسنجی — branch of astronomy
  • Polish: astrometria — branch of astronomy
  • Swedish: astrometri — branch of astronomy
  • Turkish: astrometri — branch of astronomy