different between astrometry vs astronomy

English

Etymology

astro- +? -metry

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??st??m?t?i/

Noun

astrometry (usually uncountable, plural astrometries)

1. (astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.

Related terms

• astrometric
• astrometrician

Translations

English

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Etymology

From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- +? -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??st??n??mi/, /æ?st??n??mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

astronomy (usually uncountable, plural astronomies)

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.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 14:

     Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;

     And yet methinks I have astronomy ...

Usage notes

• The study of the physical processes which control matter and energy in the universe is commonly called astrophysics. The investigation of the origin, evolution, and fate of the universe itself is called cosmology.

Synonyms

• stargazing

Hypernyms

• science

Hyponyms

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See also

• cosmology
• uranology
• starlore

References

• astronomy at OneLook Dictionary Search