astrographicadj.
/ˌastrə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌæstrəˈɡræfɪk/ Astronomy.
Of or relating to astrography; used in or produced by astrography.
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astrogonic1869
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1889 Sidereal Messenger 8 380 The President of the Bureau, E. Mouchez, after calling attention to..the new Astrographic Congress at Bruxelles the following week, gives a brief report.
1895 Athenæum 8 June 743/1 The shutter of the astrographic dome was torn off and blown into the courtyard.
1903 H. H. Turner Astrographic Chart 13 The real work of the Astrographic Chart consists in measuring the positions of the stars, which will tell us ultimately their motions.
1946 Nature 17 Aug. 221/2 A better system for astrographic work is the Schmidt camera, in which the aberrations of a spherical mirror are removed.
1972 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 82 415 An astrographic duplex micrometer for simultaneous measurements of common stars on overlapping plates.
2003 Isis 94 73 It was decided to use the astrographic telescope from Greenwich.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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