uranometry
Americannoun
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a chart of the positions of the heavenly bodies on the celestial sphere.
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the measurement of the positions of heavenly bodies.
Other Word Forms
- uranometrical adjective
Etymology
Origin of uranometry
From the New Latin word uranometria, dating back to 1705–15. See urano-, -metry
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Uranometry, ū-ra-nom′e-tri, n. the measurement of the heavens: a description of the groups of constellations.
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