different between astro vs universe

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of astroturf.

Noun

astro (plural astros)

1. (informal) astroturf.

Anagrams

• Astor, Roats, Sarot, Troas, artos, ratos, roast, rotas, sorta, taros, tarso-

Eskayan

Noun

astro

1. sun

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “celestial body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?astro/
• Hyphenation: as?tro
• Rhymes: -astro

Noun

astro (accusative singular astron, plural astroj, accusative plural astrojn)

1. (astronomy, astrology) celestial body, heavenly body

Derived terms

Ido

Noun

astro (plural astri)

1. celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?as.tro/
• Hyphenation: a?stro

Etymology 1

From Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron), from ????? (ast?r), from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r (“star”), from the root *h?eHs- (“to burn”, “to glow”).

Noun

astro m (plural astri)

1. (astronomy) celestial body, star

   Synonyms: corpo celeste, stella

2. (figuratively) A person exceptionally talented or famous in a specific field; star

Etymology 2

From Latin ast?r, from Ancient Greek ????? (ast?r).

Noun

astro m (plural astri)

1. (botany) One of various plants in the genus Aster; aster

Anagrams

• sarto
• sorta
• starò
• tarso

Latin

Noun

astr?

1. dative singular of astrum
2. ablative singular of astrum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ast?u/, IPA^(key): /?a(j)?t?u/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?ast?o/
• Hyphenation: as?tro

Noun

astro m (plural astros)

1. celestial body (ex. a star, a planet, a comet)

   Synonym: corpo celeste

2. celebrity, star (a very famous and popular person)

   Synonyms: estrela, celebridade

Related terms

• astral
• asteroide

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin astrum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ast?o/, [?as.t??o]

Noun

astro m (plural astros)

1. cosmic body, celestial body
2. star (famous person)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “astro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish astro.

Noun

astro

1. star

   Synonyms: bituin, tala
2. any kind of celestial body

Related terms

English

Alternative forms

• Universe

Etymology

From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”), neuter of universus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from uni-, combining form of unus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of vert? (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ju?n??v??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ju?n??v?s/

Proper noun

universe

1. Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.

Noun

universe (plural universes)

2. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

   I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity.

3. An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
4. Everything under consideration.

   In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.

5. (marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
6. An imaginary collection of worlds.

   The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.

7. (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
   • 2019, June 26, Daniel Menegaz, "Tracking Annabelle's confusing journey through the Conjuring universe", Entertainment Weekly:

     Annabelle Comes Home (the 7th and most recent movie in the Conjuring universe, and the 3rd to focus on Annabelle) is a direct sequel to both previous Annabelle movies, which occurred before the events of The Conjuring – but take place after the events of the 2013 franchise-starter.

8. A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.

   That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.

Derived terms

Related terms

• universal
• universal set
• university

Translations

See also

• om
• universe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• universe (economics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• universe (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From ?niversus +? -? (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u?.ni?u?er.se?/, [u?n??u??rs?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.ni?ver.se/, [uni?v?rs?]

Adverb

?nivers? (not comparable)

1. Generally; in general.

References

• universe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• universe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• universe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French univers, from Latin ?niversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?iu?niv?rs/

Noun

universe

1. (Late Middle English, rare) The universe; the stars.

Related terms

• universite
• universal

Descendants

• English: universe
• Scots: universe

References

• “?niverse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.