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单词 astronomy
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Definition of astronomy in English:

astronomy

noun əˈstrɒnəmiəˈstrɑnəmi
mass noun
  • The branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Newton, too, chose to work principally in the more traditional field of planetary astronomy.
    • Analysis was driven by the requirements of mathematical physics and astronomy.
    • Supernovae are among the most spectacular phenomena known to astronomy.
    • Gergonne was appointed to the chair of astronomy at the University of Montpellier in 1816.
    • Horrocks was educated at Cambridge, where he pursued his passion for astronomy and mathematics.
    • He made a number of contributions to mathematics, physics and astronomy.
    • Although he studied mathematics and astronomy at Cambridge, he was also interested in biology.
    • One of the hallmarks of his spell as Astronomer Royal is his popularization of astronomy.
    • Padua was famous for its medical school and while he was there Copernicus studied both medicine and astronomy.
    • An inquiry into the effect of light pollution on astronomy was published last year.
    • From his works we know that Kushyar was primarily an astronomer who wrote texts on astronomy and geography.
    • In 1751 he went to the University of Utrecht to lecture on mathematics and astronomy.
    • He held university chairs in astronomy, physics and mathematics as well as working as an architect.
    • Topics other than mathematics also interested him, especially physics and astronomy.
    • In addition to his mathematical work, Talbot also published on astronomy and physics.
    • This is an area of astronomy in which amateurs are able to make vital contributions to our knowledge base.
    • Ancient India is also described as the original home of mathematics, astronomy and medicine.
    • It was not only in mathematics and astronomy, however, that Newcomb made major contributions.
    • He studied physics as his main subject but took mathematics, astronomy and chemistry as minor subjects.
    • Secondly, astronomy is one of the few sciences in which the amateur can play a really useful role.

In ancient times, observation of the sun, moon, stars, and planets formed the basis of timekeeping and navigation. Astronomy was greatly furthered by the invention of the telescope, but modern observations are made in all parts of the spectrum, including X-ray and radio frequencies, using terrestrial and orbiting instruments and space probes

Origin

Middle English (also denoting astrology): from Old French astronomie, from Latin astronomia, from Greek, from astronomos (adjective) 'star-arranging'.

Rhymes

agronomy, autonomy, bonhomie, Deuteronomy, economy, gastronomy, heteronomy, metonymy, physiognomy, taxonomy
 
 

Definition of astronomy in US English:

astronomy

nounəˈstrɑnəmiəˈstränəmē
  • The branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

    In ancient times, observation of the sun, moon, stars, and planets formed the basis of timekeeping and navigation. Astronomy was greatly furthered by the invention of the optical telescope, but modern observations are made in all parts of the spectrum, including X-ray and radio frequencies, using terrestrial and orbiting instruments and space probes

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Topics other than mathematics also interested him, especially physics and astronomy.
    • Secondly, astronomy is one of the few sciences in which the amateur can play a really useful role.
    • In addition to his mathematical work, Talbot also published on astronomy and physics.
    • One of the hallmarks of his spell as Astronomer Royal is his popularization of astronomy.
    • He held university chairs in astronomy, physics and mathematics as well as working as an architect.
    • Although he studied mathematics and astronomy at Cambridge, he was also interested in biology.
    • Horrocks was educated at Cambridge, where he pursued his passion for astronomy and mathematics.
    • An inquiry into the effect of light pollution on astronomy was published last year.
    • Ancient India is also described as the original home of mathematics, astronomy and medicine.
    • It was not only in mathematics and astronomy, however, that Newcomb made major contributions.
    • In 1751 he went to the University of Utrecht to lecture on mathematics and astronomy.
    • This is an area of astronomy in which amateurs are able to make vital contributions to our knowledge base.
    • He studied physics as his main subject but took mathematics, astronomy and chemistry as minor subjects.
    • He made a number of contributions to mathematics, physics and astronomy.
    • Supernovae are among the most spectacular phenomena known to astronomy.
    • Padua was famous for its medical school and while he was there Copernicus studied both medicine and astronomy.
    • From his works we know that Kushyar was primarily an astronomer who wrote texts on astronomy and geography.
    • Newton, too, chose to work principally in the more traditional field of planetary astronomy.
    • Analysis was driven by the requirements of mathematical physics and astronomy.
    • Gergonne was appointed to the chair of astronomy at the University of Montpellier in 1816.

Origin

Middle English (also denoting astrology): from Old French astronomie, from Latin astronomia, from Greek, from astronomos (adjective) ‘star-arranging’.

 
 
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