adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/
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rhymes with -ɒmɪkəl
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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