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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“What my grandfather did was astronomical and to this day I’m in awe, and I like to honor him,” said Reese, who was 7 when Hershey bought the family business.
The Hubble Space Telescope has now operated for more than 30 years and remains a cornerstone of astronomical discovery.
From Science Daily
The county has said the cost of taking depositions for more than 11,000 cases would be “astronomical,” and that no records exist for many of the older cases, leaving them defenseless.
From Los Angeles Times
These worlds orbit at distances ranging from 15 to 70 astronomical units, meaning even the closest planet is 15 times farther from its star than Earth is from the sun.
From Science Daily
The plans sparked alarm in the astronomical community over fears that light pollution from the project would interfere with the nearby Paranal Observatory's current and future telescopes.
From Barron's
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