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astronomical

or as·tro·nom·ic

[ as-truh-nom-i-kuh l or as-truh-nom-ik ]
/ ˌæs trəˈnɒm ɪ kəl or ˌæs trəˈnɒm ɪk /
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adjective

of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous: It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.

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RELATED WORDS

enormous, tremendous, humongous, colossal, monumental, whopping, gigantic, considerable, vast, sizeable, huge, excessive, monstrous, immense, mammoth, massive, gargantuan, prodigious, epic, jumbo

Nearby words

  1. astronautical engineering,
  2. astronautics,
  3. astronavigation,
  4. astronomer,
  5. astronomer royal,
  6. astronomical clock,
  7. astronomical distance,
  8. astronomical frame of reference,
  9. astronomical refraction,
  10. astronomical telescope

Origin of astronomical

1550–60; < Latin astronomic(us) (< Greek astronomikós; see astronomy, -ic) + -al1
Related formsas·tro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·as·tro·nom·ic, adjectivenon·as·tro·nom·i·cal, adjectivenon·as·tro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for astronomic

astronomical

astronomic

/ (ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl) /

adjective

enormously large; immense
of or relating to astronomy
Derived Formsastronomically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for astronomic

astronomical

adj.

1550s, from astronomy + -ical. Popular meaning "immense, concerning very large figures" (as sizes and distances in astronomy) is attested from 1899. Astronomical unit (abbreviation A.U.) "mean distance from Earth to Sun," used as a unit of measure of distance in space, is from 1909. Related: Astronomically.

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