Meanings
nounastrophoto (plural astrophotos)
plural astrophotos
- artsAn image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
Once captured on film, an astrophoto does no good unless transferred to a form you can see and examine closely.
1973, Richard Berry, “Getting More Out of Your Astrophotos”, in Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Newsletter, volume 67, page L32Synonyms: astrophotograph
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
- Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
- Englishastro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishphotographclip.
- Englishphoto
- Englishastrophoto
Cite this entry
APA
astrophoto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrophoto
MLA
“astrophoto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrophoto. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrophoto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrophoto.
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