Meaning of ASTRONOMICAL
| Pronunciation: | | `astru'nâmikul
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- [adj] inconceivably large
- [adj] relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope"
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| | Synonyms: | | astronomic, astronomic, big, galactic, large |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As`tro*nom"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L.
astronomicus, Gr. 'astronomiko`s: cf. F. astronomique.]
Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods
or principles of astronomy. -- {As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly}, adv.
{Astronomical clock}. See under {Clock}.
{Astronomical day}. See under {Day}.
{Astronomical fractions}, {Astronomical numbers}. See under
{Sexagesimal}.
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| | Related Terms: | | abysmal, amplitudinous, anagalactic, asteroidal, astral, astrologic, astrologistic, astrologous, astronomic, astrophysical, Atlantean, awesome, boundless, Brobdingnagian, bulky, celestial, circumplanetary, cislunar, colossal, cosmic, Cyclopean, Cynthian, elephantine, empyreal, empyrean, enormous, epic, equinoctial, extensive, extragalactic, galactic, Gargantuan, giant, giantlike, gigantic, heavenly, heliacal, Herculean, heroic, Homeric, huge, immeasurable, immense, infinite, intercosmic, interplanetary, intersidereal, interstellar, jumbo, king-size, large, lunar, lunary, lunate, lunular, lunulate, mammoth, massive, massy, meteoric, meteoritic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, nebular, nebulose, nebulous, outsize, overgrown, planetal, planetarian, planetary, planetesimal, prodigious, profound, semilunar, sidereal, sizable, solar, spacious, sphery, starry, star-spangled, star-studded, stellar, stellary, stupendous, terrestrial, titanic, towering, tremendous, uranic, vast, voluminous, weighty, zodiacal |
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