astronomical

[ as-truh-nom-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌæs trəˈnɒm ɪ kəl /

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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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Also as·tro·nom·ic

[as-truh-nom-ik] /ˌæs trəˈnɒm ɪk/ .

Origin of astronomical

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin astronomic(us) (from Greek astronomikós ) + -al¹;see astronomy, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM astronomical

as·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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How to use astronomical in a sentence

While the observatory’s collapse shocked and horrified the astronomical community, it did not come as a surprise.
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The temporary drawings are mathematical and astronomical, but also personal.
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I thought it was a mad stretch from my astronomical background, but I also knew I couldn’t resist, and it led to an unexpected and fresh insight—a proposal for quantifying the relationship between planets and their potential for initiating life.
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A few months along and the Soviets proudly announced their improved Venus-based measure of the astronomical unit.
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The growth wasn’t astronomical — an addition of 53,000 residential subscribers — but growth is growth.
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The astronomically high ratio is sort of the point of being CEO.
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Your chances of dying in this way are not astronomically high.
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The effect, quite the contrary, was astronomically expensive.
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The Instagram deal coincided with astronomically high hopes for the Facebook IPO.
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If you had such an astronomically disastrous evening, the restaurant may want to make good, so give them the chance.
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For myself, the narrative appears to me astronomically too incomplete for any astronomical conclusions to be drawn from it.
The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder
No map deserves the name, on which the position of important points has not been astronomically determined.
The Uses of Astronomy|Edward Everett
Easter is, in fact, decided astronomically, by a process in which sun-worship and moon-worship are both conciliated.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote
But even now comets were being observed astronomically, and began to lose their sepulchral aspect.
Astronomical Myths|John F. Blake
Russ remained at the controls on duty, checking astronomically the new speed and deceleration.
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British Dictionary definitions for astronomical

astronomical

astronomic

/ (ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl) /

adjective

enormously large; immense

of or relating to astronomy

Derived forms of astronomical

astronomically, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for astronomical

astronomic

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