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astronomical

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/
  • US: /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/
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  • rhymes with -ɒmɪkəl
  • CMU ARPABET: AE2 S T R AH0 N AA1 M IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to astronomy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Very large; of vast measure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating or belonging to the science of astronomy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • astronomic telescope

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astronomic

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

inconceivably large

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astronomic, galactic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Attested since at least 1550, from Middle French astronomique or directly from Latin astronomicus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός (astronomikós).

Across languages

Translations

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: astronomik — of or relating to astronomy
  • Arabic: فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Armenian: աստղագիտական (astġagitakan) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Asturian: astronómicu — of or relating to astronomy
  • Azerbaijani: astronomik — of or relating to astronomy
  • Belarusian: астранамі́чны (astranamíčny) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Bengali: জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞানসংক্রান্ত (jōtirbiggênośoṅkranto) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Bengali: মহাকাশীয় (mohakaśiẏo) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Bulgarian: астрономи́чески (astronomíčeski) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Catalan: astronòmic — of or relating to astronomy
  • Czech: astronomický — of or relating to astronomy
  • Danish: astronomisk — of or relating to astronomy
  • Dutch: astronomisch — of or relating to astronomy
  • Estonian: astronoomiline — of or relating to astronomy
  • Faroese: stjørnufrøðiligur — of or relating to astronomy
  • Faroese: astronomiskur — of or relating to astronomy
  • Finnish: tähtitieteellinen — of or relating to astronomy
  • Finnish: astronominen — of or relating to astronomy
  • French: astronomique — of or relating to astronomy
  • Galician: astronómico — of or relating to astronomy
  • Georgian: ასტრონომიული (asṭronomiuli) — of or relating to astronomy
  • German: astronomisch — of or relating to astronomy
  • Greek: αστρονομικός (astronomikós) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Hindi: खगोलीय (khagolīya) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Hungarian: csillagászati — of or relating to astronomy
  • Icelandic: stjarnfræðilegur — of or relating to astronomy
  • Ido: astronomiala — of or relating to astronomy
  • Italian: astronomico — of or relating to astronomy
  • Kazakh: астрономиялық (astronomiälyq) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Korean: 천문학적 (cheonmunhakjeok) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Kyrgyz: астрономиялык (astronomiyalık) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Latin: astronomicus — of or relating to astronomy
  • Latvian: astronomisks — of or relating to astronomy
  • Lithuanian: astronominis — of or relating to astronomy
  • Macedonian: астрономски (astronomski) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Nepali: खगोलिय (khagoliya) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Nepali: खगोल (khagol) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: astronomisk — of or relating to astronomy
  • Occitan: astronomic — of or relating to astronomy
  • Iranian Persian: نُجومی (nojumi) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Iranian Persian: اَخْتَرْشِناخْتی (axtaršenâxti) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Iranian Persian: اَخْتَری (axtari) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Polish: astronomiczny — of or relating to astronomy
  • Brazilian Portuguese: astronômico — of or relating to astronomy
  • European Portuguese: astronómico — of or relating to astronomy
  • Romanian: astronomic — of or relating to astronomy
  • Russian: астрономи́ческий (astronomíčeskij) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Serbo-Croatian: астрономски — of or relating to astronomy
  • Serbo-Croatian: astronomski — of or relating to astronomy
  • Slovak: astronomický — of or relating to astronomy
  • Slovene: astronomski — of or relating to astronomy
  • Spanish: astronómico — of or relating to astronomy
  • Swedish: astronomisk — of or relating to astronomy
  • Tagalog: dalubtalain — of or relating to astronomy
  • Tajik: астрономӣ (astronomi) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Turkish: astronomik — of or relating to astronomy
  • Ukrainian: астрономі́чний (astronomíčnyj) — of or relating to astronomy
  • Uzbek: astronomik — of or relating to astronomy
  • Uzbek: astronomiya — of or relating to astronomy
  • Vietnamese: thiên văn — of or relating to astronomy
  • Arabic: فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy) — very large
  • Asturian: astronómicu — very large
  • Catalan: astronòmic — very large
  • Czech: astronomický — very large
  • Danish: astronomisk — very large
  • Dutch: astronomisch — very large
  • Finnish: tähtitieteellinen — very large
  • Finnish: astronominen — very large
  • French: astronomique — very large
  • Galician: astronómico — very large
  • Georgian: ასტრონომიული (asṭronomiuli) — very large
  • German: astronomisch — very large
  • Greek: αστρονομικός (astronomikós) — very large
  • Italian: astronomico — very large
  • Kazakh: есепсіз (esepsız) — very large
  • Korean: 천문학적 (cheonmunhakjeok) — very large
  • Latvian: astronomisks — very large
  • Persian: نجومی (nojumi) — very large
  • Polish: astronomiczny — very large
  • Brazilian Portuguese: astronômico — very large
  • European Portuguese: astronómico — very large
  • Romanian: astronomic — very large
  • Russian: астрономи́ческий (astronomíčeskij) — very large
  • Serbo-Croatian: астрономски — very large
  • Serbo-Croatian: голем — very large
  • Serbo-Croatian: огроман — very large
  • Serbo-Croatian: astronomski — very large
  • Serbo-Croatian: golem — very large
  • Serbo-Croatian: ogroman — very large
  • Spanish: astronómico — very large
  • Swedish: astronomisk — very large
  • Ukrainian: астрономі́чний (astronomíčnyj) — very large
Real reading context

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