astronomy, n.
(astronomies)
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(astronomies)
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the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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astronomy uranology
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
member of this domain (topic)
active
quiet
direct
retrograde
superior
inferior
nebular, nebulous
phase
absolute magnitude
Hubble's law, Hubble law
Kepler's law, Kepler's law of planetary motion
Copernican system
Ptolemaic system
ascension
egress, emersion
ingress, immersion
conjunction, alignment
inferior conjunction
superior conjunction
Oort cloud
galaxy, extragalactic nebula
apoapsis, point of apoapsis
node
equinoctial point, equinox
vernal equinox
autumnal equinox
barycenter
culmination
limb
periapsis, point of periapsis
anomaly
declination, celestial latitude, dec
right ascension, RA, celestial longitude
asterism
canal
coma
comet
meteor, meteoroid
nucleus
outer planet
planet, major planet
primary
star
astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
variation
red shift, redshift
accretion
libration
nucleosynthesis
orbital plane
hour angle, HA
inclination, inclination of an orbit
mean time, mean solar time
terrestrial time, TT, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time
epoch, date of reference
rise, come up, uprise, ascend
set, go down, go under
stargaze
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