astronomy
noun (astronomy — uncountable)
Everyday
The science that studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space. tree →
In the lessons
In science lessons astronomy covers the solar system, why we have day and night and seasons, the phases of the moon and the life of stars. Astronomers use telescopes and space probes. In history, astronomy helped sailors navigate and people make calendars. Phrases: study astronomy, an astronomy club, amateur astronomy.
Examples
- Astronomy is the study of space. tree →
- I joined the astronomy club and saw Saturn's rings. tree →
- Galileo made important discoveries in astronomy. tree →
- Astronomy helped sailors find their way by the stars. tree →
- My big sister wants to study astronomy at university. tree →
- Astronomy uses lots of very big numbers. tree →
- URANIA, the muse of Astronomy, stands erect, and bears in her left hand a celestial globe. tree →
Note
Uncountable. Person: astronomer; adjective: astronomical (which also means "enormously large", as in astronomical prices). Trap: astronomy is science; astrology (star signs predicting your life) is not science. In maths: distances in astronomy are so huge that light-years are used.
In Jewish tradition
In science lessons astronomy covers the solar system, why we have day and night and seasons, the phases of the moon and the life of stars. Astronomers use telescopes and space probes. In history, astronomy helped sailors navigate and people make calendars. Phrases: study astronomy, an astronomy club, amateur astronomy.
Examples
- astronomy, etc.; for ordinary purposes there was a decimal system of notation, without tiie principle of position. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
Note
Uncountable. Person: astronomer; adjective: astronomical (which also means "enormously large", as in astronomical prices). Trap: astronomy is science; astrology (star signs predicting your life) is not science. In maths: distances in astronomy are so huge that light-years are used.
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