astronomical

or as·tro·nom·ic

[as-truh-nom-i-kuh l or as-truh-nom-ik]

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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.

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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Related Words for astronomic

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

Examples from the Web for astronomic

Historical Examples of astronomic

The astronomic relationship between the two is very evident.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various
And he wished his faculties to work with astronomic punctuality.
Robert Orange
John Oliver Hobbes
His great circles and spirals have a kind of astronomic completeness.
Under the Maples
John Burroughs
Emerson speaks of Swedenborg's faculties working with astronomic punctuality, and this would apply to Purcell's musical faculties.
Purcell
John F. Runciman
Suffice it to quote a few “astronomic” figures in order to gauge the insuperable obstacles in the way of a reasonable Budget.
The Russian Turmoil
Anton Ivanovich Denikin

British Dictionary definitions for astronomic

astronomical

astronomic

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.