Meanings
nounastronomy (usually uncountable, plural astronomies)
plural astronomies
- uncountableusuallyThe study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
The fact is, dark energy is the biggest mystery in science. It has driven a huge amount of research in the past decade, and was a key driver in last year’s “New Worlds, New Horizons” report from the National Academies of Science, which prioritized future astronomy and astrophysics projects.
2011 October 9, Meg Urry, “Dark energy, science’s biggest mystery”, in CNN - obsoleteuncountableusuallyAstrology.
Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy […]
1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 14”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
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nounthe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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Origin
- Old Frenchastronomie
- Middle Englishastronomie
- Englishastronomy
From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- + -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sterrekunde
- sterrekundestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Ancient Greek ἀστρονομία
- ἀστρονομία (astronomía)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Arabic فَلَك, عِلْم الْفَلَك
- فَلَك (falak)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- عِلْم الْفَلَك (ʕilm al-falak)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Basque astronomia
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Bengali জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞান, জ্যোতির্বিদ্যা
- জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞান (jōtirbiggên)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- জ্যোতির্বিদ্যা (jōtirbidda)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Bulgarian астроно́мия
- астроно́мия (astronómija)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Catalan astronomia
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Chinese Cantonese 天文學 /天文学
- 天文學 /天文学study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Chinese Mandarin 天文學 /天文学
- 天文學 /天文学 (tiānwénxué)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Czech hvězdářství, astronomie
- hvězdářstvístudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- astronomiestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Danish astronomi
- astronomistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Dutch astronomie, sterrenkunde
- astronomiestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- sterrenkundestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Esperanto astronomio
- astronomiostudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Estonian astronoomia, täheteadus
- astronoomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- täheteadusstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Finnish tähtitiede, astronomia
- tähtitiedestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
French astronomie
- astronomiestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
German Astronomie, Sternkunde
- Astronomiestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- Sternkundestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- Himmelskundestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Greek αστρονομία
- αστρονομία (astronomía)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Hawaiian kilo hōkū
- kilo hōkūstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Hebrew אַסְטְרוֹנוֹמְיָה
- אַסְטְרוֹנוֹמְיָה (astronómya)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Hindi खगोल शास्त्र
- खगोल शास्त्र (khagol śāstra)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Hungarian csillagászat, asztronómia
- csillagászatstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- asztronómiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Icelandic stjörnufræði
- stjörnufræðistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Indonesian astronomi, ilmu falak
- astronomistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- ilmu falakstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- ilmu perbintanganstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Irish réalteolaíocht
- réalteolaíochtstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Italian astronomia
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Japanese 天文学
- 天文学 (tenmongaku)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Korean 천문학
- 천문학 (cheonmunhak)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Latin astrologia, astronomia
- astrologiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Latvian astronomija
- astronomijastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Lithuanian astronomija
- astronomijastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Malay astronomi, ilmu falak
- astronomistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- ilmu falakstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- kaji bintangstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- perbintanganstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Māori tātai arorangi, mātai arorangi
- tātai arorangistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- mātai arorangistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Norwegian Bokmål astronomi, stjernelære
- astronomistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- stjernelærestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Persian نجوم, ستارهشناسی
- نجوم (nojum)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- ستارهشناسی (setâre-šenâsi)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- اخترشناسی (axtaršenâsi)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- اخترماری (axtarmāri)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Polish astronomia
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Portuguese astronomia
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Romanian astronomie
- astronomiestudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Russian астроно́мия
- астроно́мия (astronómija)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Scottish Gaelic reul-eòlas
- reul-eòlasstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Slovak hvezdárstvo, astronómia
- hvezdárstvostudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- astronómiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Spanish astronomía
- astronomíastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Swahili falaki, astronomia
- falakistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- astronomiastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Swedish astronomi
- astronomistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Tagalog astronomiya, dalubtalaan
- astronomiyastudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- dalubtalaanstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Tamil வானியல், வானவியல்
- வானியல் (vāṉiyal)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- வானவியல் (vāṉaviyal)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Thai ดาราศาสตร์
- ดาราศาสตร์ (daa-raa-sàat)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Turkish gök bilimi, astronomi
- gök bilimistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- astronomistudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Ukrainian астроно́мія
- астроно́мія (astronómija)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Urdu فلکیات, نجمیات
- فلکیات (falkīyāt)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- نجمیاتstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Vietnamese thiên văn học
- thiên văn họcstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Welsh seryddiaeth
- seryddiaethstudy of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Yiddish אַסטראָנאָמיע
- אַסטראָנאָמיע (astronomye)study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with astronomy
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Cite this entry
APA
astronomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronomy
MLA
“astronomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astronomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronomy.
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