Astronomy word meaning and definition

Beside meaning and definition for word "astronomy", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Nine characters, how to write "astronomy" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:

• Meaning and definition
• Synonyms for astronomy
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Meaning and definition for "astronomy" word

[noun] the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

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\As*tron"o*my\, n. [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? astronomer; 'asth`r star + ? to distribute, regulate. See {Star}, and {Nomad}.] 1. Astrology. [Obs.] Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy. --Shak. 2. The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena. 3. A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. {Physical astronomy}. See under {Physical}.

Synonyms for astronomy

uranology

Related terms: astrogeology, astrognosy, astrography, astrolithology, astrophotography, astrophysics, celestial mechanics, gravitational astronomy, meteoritics, radar astronomy, radio astronomy, solar physics, spectrography, spectroscopy, stargazing, stellar photometry, uranography, uranology, uranometry

The fun area, different aproach to word »astronomy«

Let's analyse "astronomy" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YMONORTSA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- ... - .-. --- -. --- -- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: astronomy: 1 + 6 + 6 = 13, reduced: 4 (or 2 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: astronomy: 1 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 7 = 41, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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