astronomical
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
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extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous.
It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.
adjective
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enormously large; immense
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of or relating to astronomy
Other Word Forms
- astronomically adverb
- nonastronomic adjective
- nonastronomical adjective
- nonastronomically adverb
Etymology
Origin of astronomical
First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin astronomic(us) (from Greek astronomikós ) + -al 1; astronomy, -ic
Example Sentences
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V1298 Tau is remarkably young by astronomical standards, at just about 20 million years old -- a blink of an eye compared to the Sun's 4.5-billion-year history.
From Science Daily
Once there, they swarm the island’s beach clubs, gourmet restaurants and luxury hotels, often paying astronomical prices for the privilege to do so.
Something about the astronomical site “fully ignited” the Houston-born singer’s need to create.
From Los Angeles Times
The cost of equipment, coaching and travel is astronomical and it can be difficult to fulfill potential depending on your circumstances.
From BBC
Our call of the day from ex-Fidelity manager George Noble warns of an “astronomical” risk profile from adjacent investment plays to AI researcher and developer OpenAI.
From MarketWatch
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