different between astronautics vs astronomy
astronautics
English
Etymology
astronaut +? -ics
Noun
astronautics (uncountable)
- Navigation through space.
- The science and technology of spaceflight.
Hypernyms
- aerospace
Related terms
- astronaut
- astronautic
- astronautical
- aeronautics
Translations
See also
- cosmonautics
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astronomy
English
Wikiversity
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)
- 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.
- (obsolete) Astrology.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 14:
- Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
- And yet methinks I have astronomy ...
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 14:
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
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- cosmology
- uranology
- starlore
References
- astronomy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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