Defn: Astronomical.
ASTRONOMICAL
As`tro*nom"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. astronomicus, Gr. astronomique.]
Defn: 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.
ASTRONOMIZE
As*tron"o*mize, v. i. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: To study or to talk astronomy. [R.]
They astronomized in caves. Sir T. Browne.
ASTRONOMY As*tron"o*my, n. Etym: [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. 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.
ASTROPHEL
As"tro*phel, n.