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astronomy
  1. The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
  2. (obsolete) Astrology.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The field of astronomy is enriched by the accessibility of several high-caliber airborne telescopes.”
      “From a very early age, she read and wrote extensively about several subjects, principally astronomy.”
      “His terrific presentation on radar astronomy of asteroids included handing out models of the asteroid 216 Kleopatra to the audience.”
astronomer
  1. One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
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  3. Examples:
    1. “John Herschel was the son of William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Uranus.”
      “We credit the idea that the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun to the medieval Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.”
      “The author was the astronomer Edmond Halley, who is far better known today for having a famous comet named after him.”
astrometry
  1. (astronomy) the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This method, known as astrometry, is the oldest planet-hunting method, but no planets have yet been found based on it alone.”
      “In this way, astronomers will perform very precise astrometry to detect the reflex motion of stars due to orbiting planets.”
      “One technique, known as astrometry, involves precisely measuring the position of a star.”
astrometeorology
  1. (astronomy) The study of the theoretical effects of astronomical bodies and forces on the Earth’s atmosphere.
astrology
  1. Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I do not believe in tarot cards, nor astrology, nor palmistry, nor ghosts.”
      “If one believes that astrology can predict death, then one must believe in fate and that we have no free will.”
      “It was, rather strangely, his extensive knowledge of astrology that led to his first appointment.”
astromathematics
  1. (mathematics) The branches of mathematics used in the study of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
astromancy
  1. Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The ancient civilization relied on astromancy, seeking guidance and foresight through the alignment of celestial bodies.”
      “Even up to the present day men of intellectual eminence have convinced themselves that astromancy has a foundation of truth.”
      “In 16th-century intellectual circles, attacks by the humanists Pietro Pomponazzi and Pico della Mirandola challenged the standing of astromancy.”
astrometeorologist
  1. A scientist working in the field of astrometeorology.
astrologist
  1. One who practices astrology; an astrologer.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Dale describes the woman she has been photographing, Janet, an astrologist with a verbally abusive ex-husband who lives down the road year-round.”
      “The astrologist removed them quietly to a settee in a far corner of the apartment and seated herself in the chair.”
      “With a little aid from her, the astrologist attempts to tell her about her past and future, but now with much success.”
astronomist
  1. Astronomer; specialist in astronomy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Daksha called a meeting of his confidential astronomist and astrologist in his private chamber.”
astrologese
  1. (colloquial) The jargon used by astrologers.
astrologer
  1. One who studies or practices astrology.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Diodorus of Siculus says, however, that Atlas was actually an astrologer who discovered the spherical nature of the heavens.”
      “I received an email at the beginning of August from an astrologer who laid out this prediction with bone-chilling accuracy.”
      “With Neptune on the 2nd cusp, no modern astrologer would be surprised to learn that he had no head for figures or account books.”
astrologess
  1. (dated) A female astrologer.
astronomess
  1. (dated) A female astronomer.
astrometrician
  1. (astronomy) One who studies astrometry.
astrologue
astrologian
  1. (obsolete) An astrologer.
astronomian
  1. (obsolete) An astrologer.
astrometeorologists
  1. plural of astrometeorologist
astrometricians
  1. plural of astrometrician
  2. Examples:
    1. “The fact is there is no known portrait of either of the two astrometricians, and the information about their personal lives is scant.”
astronomists
astrologians
  1. plural of astrologian
astronomians
  1. plural of astronomian
astrologists
  1. plural of astrologist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “But it's clear that people who go to see astrologists use them as counsellors.”
      “These astrologists claim to have spotted the 1987 crash, which City economists did not see coming.”
      “Some of the great Visconti princes regularly consulted astrologists for their horoscope.”
astrologesses
  1. plural of astrologess
astrologers
  1. plural of astrologer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “How, you wonder, could she have ended up surrounding herself with a coterie of astrologers, spiritualists and lifestyle consultants?”
      “Even astrologers admit the stones have no beneficial powers unless they are flawless and are of good quality.”
      “Little wonder, then, that investment astrologers are now attempting to corner the market.”
astrologues
  1. plural of astrologue
astronomers
  1. plural of astronomer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The astronomers realised that a normal red supergiant alone could not have given rise to such a weird supernova.”
      “Radio astronomers found pulsars, quasars, and massive molecular clouds dotting the celestial landscape.”
      “The astronomers speculate that quasars were ignited as blackholes grew by swallowing large quantities of cold, dense gas.”
astrometries
astronomies
  1. plural of astronomy
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Archaeoastronomy is the study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilizing archaeological and anthropological evidence.”
astrologies
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