X-ray astronomy

noun

An observational branch of astronomy, which deals with the study of X-ray emission from celestial objects.

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Meanings

nounX-ray astronomy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyAn observational branch of astronomy, which deals with the study of X-ray emission from celestial objects.
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