Meanings
adjectiveastrophysical (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to astrophysics.
But many important astrophysical and atomic processes involving hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe and in stars, give off ultraviolet light.
2020 October 15, Dennis Overbye, “Stuart Bowyer, Astronomer Who Lent His Ear to the Cosmos, Dies at 86”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
- Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
- Englishastro-
- Englishphysical
- Englishastrophysical
Translations
Catalan astrofísic
- astrofísicof or pertaining to astrophysics
French astrophysique
- astrophysiqueof or pertaining to astrophysics
German astrophysikalisch
- astrophysikalischof or pertaining to astrophysics
Hungarian asztrofizikai
- asztrofizikaiof or pertaining to astrophysics
Italian astrofisico
- astrofisicoof or pertaining to astrophysics
Latvian astrofizikāls
- astrofizikālsof or pertaining to astrophysics
Polish astrofizyczny
- astrofizycznyof or pertaining to astrophysics
Portuguese astrofísico
- astrofísicoof or pertaining to astrophysics
Spanish astrofísico
- astrofísicoof or pertaining to astrophysics
Cite this entry
APA
astrophysical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrophysical
MLA
“astrophysical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrophysical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrophysical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrophysical.
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