astronomicadj.

Brit.

/ˌastrəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪk/

Forms: 1600s astronomick, 1600s astronomicke, 1600s astronomique, 1600s– astronomic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French astronomique; Latin astronomicus.

Etymology: < (i) French astronomique of or relating to astronomy (1535 in Middle French; 14th cent. in sense ‘(of a path) celestial, written in the stars’; 1858 in sense 2, but rare in this sense before the first half of the 20th cent.), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin astronomicus (4th or 5th cent.) < ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός skilled in astronomy, relating to astronomy < ἀστρονομία (see astronomy n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Franco-Provençal astronique (first half of the 14th cent.), Spanish astronómico (a1428; 1923 or earlier in sense 2), Portuguese astronômico (a1542), Italian astronomico (a1536; c1930 in sense 2), German astronomisch (a1531; early 19th cent. in sense 2). Compare earlier astronomical adj.

1. Of or relating to astronomy; = astronomical adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > astronomy > [adjective]

astronomical1551

astrological1576

uranical1585

astronomic1613

Uranian1762

uranological1815

uranoscopic1817

uranic1862

1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age sig. C2^v That hee supported heauen, doth well expresse His Astronomicke skill, knowledge in starres.

1672 E. Bernard Let. 14 Sept. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1973) IX. 242 The want of an Observatory damps Astronomique studies here.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. ii. §11. 242 The Astronomic [year] is also twofold,..namely, the Sydereal and Tropical.

1801 J. Hall Let. 5 Dec. in T. Jefferson Papers (2009) XXXVI. 28 I constructed..an instrument on astronomic principles, which promises to serve as a solar & lunar dial, and also as a solar compass.

a1856 H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) iv. 159 All theologians have now received the astronomic doctrines.

1920 Science 3 Dec. 527/1 Astronomic units of distance now in use, ‘light second’, ‘light hour’, etc., are commensurable with the units proposed.

1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) vii. 53 The problems of the origin and very early development of the earth are strictly astronomic rather than geologic.

1979 J. P. Hogan Two Faces of Tomorrow (1987) 65 The big orbiting astronomic telescopes.

2007 L. M. Chiappe Glorified Dinosaurs i. 3 The vast amount of time involved in the geological processes that have shaped our planet or the astronomic events that created the universe.

2. colloquial. Of numbers, distances, etc.: = astronomical adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge

un-i-fohOE

ormeteOE

hugea1275

un-i-feiec1275

infinitec1385

ponderousa1400

hugeful1413

hugyc1420

thrice1470

felon?a1500

hugeousa1529

enormous1544

enormc1560

fell1586

prodigious1601

immensive1604

colossic1607

monumental1632

vast1637

unfathomed1659

colossal1664

ponderose1680

heroic1785

colossian1794

pyramidal1849

astronomical1871

astronomic1923

stratospheric1932

cosmic1935

ginormous1942

galactic1960

mega1968

humongous1970

1923 Times 25 May 11/1 The augmentation of the currency has reached astronomic figures, yet the Reich continues to pursue a policy of prodigality.

1969 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 18 What astronomic sum would be necessary for that today—£50,000 a year?

1986 Washington Post 23 Jan. a23/5 Today nearly 60 percent of all black children are born out of wedlock. Imagine the astronomic percentages in many inner cities.

2006 F. Kiernan & G. Hemphill Still Game: Scripts I. ii. 53 Haud yer wheesht. The odds of us dying at the same time are astronomic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	astronomic
释义	astronomicadj. Brit. /ˌastrəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S. /ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪk/ Forms: 1600s astronomick, 1600s astronomicke, 1600s astronomique, 1600s– astronomic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French astronomique; Latin astronomicus. Etymology: < (i) French astronomique of or relating to astronomy (1535 in Middle French; 14th cent. in sense ‘(of a path) celestial, written in the stars’; 1858 in sense 2, but rare in this sense before the first half of the 20th cent.), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin astronomicus (4th or 5th cent.) < ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός skilled in astronomy, relating to astronomy < ἀστρονομία (see astronomy n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Franco-Provençal astronique (first half of the 14th cent.), Spanish astronómico (a1428; 1923 or earlier in sense 2), Portuguese astronômico (a1542), Italian astronomico (a1536; c1930 in sense 2), German astronomisch (a1531; early 19th cent. in sense 2). Compare earlier astronomical adj. 1. Of or relating to astronomy; = astronomical adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > astronomy > [adjective] astronomical1551 astrological1576 uranical1585 astronomic1613 Uranian1762 uranological1815 uranoscopic1817 uranic1862 1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age sig. C2^v That hee supported heauen, doth well expresse His Astronomicke skill, knowledge in starres. 1672 E. Bernard Let. 14 Sept. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1973) IX. 242 The want of an Observatory damps Astronomique studies here. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. ii. §11. 242 The Astronomic [year] is also twofold,..namely, the Sydereal and Tropical. 1801 J. Hall Let. 5 Dec. in T. Jefferson Papers (2009) XXXVI. 28 I constructed..an instrument on astronomic principles, which promises to serve as a solar & lunar dial, and also as a solar compass. a1856 H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) iv. 159 All theologians have now received the astronomic doctrines. 1920 Science 3 Dec. 527/1 Astronomic units of distance now in use, ‘light second’, ‘light hour’, etc., are commensurable with the units proposed. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) vii. 53 The problems of the origin and very early development of the earth are strictly astronomic rather than geologic. 1979 J. P. Hogan Two Faces of Tomorrow (1987) 65 The big orbiting astronomic telescopes. 2007 L. M. Chiappe Glorified Dinosaurs i. 3 The vast amount of time involved in the geological processes that have shaped our planet or the astronomic events that created the universe. 2. colloquial. Of numbers, distances, etc.: = astronomical adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge un-i-fohOE ormeteOE hugea1275 un-i-feiec1275 infinitec1385 ponderousa1400 hugeful1413 hugyc1420 thrice1470 felon?a1500 hugeousa1529 enormous1544 enormc1560 fell1586 prodigious1601 immensive1604 colossic1607 monumental1632 vast1637 unfathomed1659 colossal1664 ponderose1680 heroic1785 colossian1794 pyramidal1849 astronomical1871 astronomic1923 stratospheric1932 cosmic1935 ginormous1942 galactic1960 mega1968 humongous1970 1923 Times 25 May 11/1 The augmentation of the currency has reached astronomic figures, yet the Reich continues to pursue a policy of prodigality. 1969 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 18 What astronomic sum would be necessary for that today—£50,000 a year? 1986 Washington Post 23 Jan. a23/5 Today nearly 60 percent of all black children are born out of wedlock. Imagine the astronomic percentages in many inner cities. 2006 F. Kiernan & G. Hemphill Still Game: Scripts I. ii. 53 Haud yer wheesht. The odds of us dying at the same time are astronomic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1613
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