astronomical

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[ UK /ɐstɹənˈɒmɪkə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˌæstɹəˈnɑmɪkəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. inconceivably large
  2. relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
    astronomic telescope
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How To Use astronomical In A Sentence

  • [12] The original reference to experience from which the meaning of the term astronavigation should be derived is not essentially "space-travel," but forms of transoceanic navigation which take into account the effects specific to changes in specific astronomical experiences, from fixed to variable, which are relevant to transoceanic navigation within what had appeared, initially, as a permanently fixed set of changes within the ordering of the planets or specifically stellar phenomena. LaRouche's Latest
  • Since most of the shuttle system was designed to be reusable, it was supposed to take the astronomical costs out of astronautics.
  • Al-Mahri used astronomical observations of the height of stars to determine the difference in latitude between two places.
  • Light - year is an astronomical unit.
  • Those fans who do shell out for tickets for the final still face astronomical transport costs. Times, Sunday Times
  • Blown in on the north-west monsoon without aid of any chart or astronomical observation, a thousand mariners, tide-driven, converge on the coral reefs.
  • An early result of that interest was his book Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico, which helped establish the field of archaeoastronomy - the study of the astronomical practices, celestial lore, and cosmologies of ancient cultures.
  • The Moon could also become the principal astronomical observation platform in the solar system.
  • Slowly Caroline turned more and more towards helping William with his astronomical activities while he continued to teach her algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
  • By 1905, of course, astronomical observations had greatly improved due to photography.
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