"astronomical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ [UK], /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-astronomical.ogg [US], en-au-astronomical.ogg [Australia] Forms: more astronomical [comparative], most astronomical [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪkəl Etymology: Attested since at least 1550, from Middle French astronomique or directly from Latin astronomicus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός (astronomikós). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|astronomique}} Middle French astronomique, {{uder|en|la|astronomicus}} Latin astronomicus, {{uder|en|grc|ἀστρονομικός}} Ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός (astronomikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} astronomical (comparative more astronomical, superlative most astronomical)
  1. (not comparable, astronomy) Of or relating to astronomy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms (relating to astronomy): astronomic Translations (of or relating to astronomy): فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), astronómicu (Asturian), জ্যোতির্বিজ্ঞানসংক্রান্ত (jōtirbiggênośoṅkranto) (Bengali), মহাকাশীয় (mohakaśiẏo) (Bengali), astronômico (Brazilian Portuguese), astronòmic (Catalan), astronomický (Czech), astronomisk (Danish), astronomisch (Dutch), astronómico (European Portuguese), stjørnufrøðiligur (Faroese), astronomiskur (Faroese), tähtitieteellinen (Finnish), astronominen (Finnish), astronomique (French), astronómico (Galician), ასტრონომიული (asṭronomiuli) (Georgian), astronomisch (German), αστρονομικός (astronomikós) (Greek), stjarnfræðilegur (Icelandic), astronomiala (Ido), astronomico (Italian), астрономиялық (astronomiälyq) (Kazakh), astronomicus (Latin), astronomisks (Latvian), खगोलिय (khagoliya) (Nepali), खगोल (khagol) (Nepali), astronomic (Occitan), نجومی (Persian), اخترشناختی (axtaršenâxti) (Persian), اختری (axtari) (Persian), astronomiczny (Polish), astronomic (Romanian), астрономи́ческий (astronomíčeskij) (Russian), астрономски [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), astronomski [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), astronomický (Slovak), astronómico (Spanish), astronomisk (Swedish), dalubtalain (Tagalog), астрономі́чний (astronomíčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-astronomical-en-adj-NAPr1MQy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 94 6 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to astronomy': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to astronomy': 100 0
  2. (comparable) Very large; of vast measure. Tags: comparable Translations (very large): فَلَكِيّ (falakiyy) (Arabic), astronómicu (Asturian), astronômico (Brazilian Portuguese), astronòmic (Catalan), astronomický (Czech), astronomisk (Danish), astronomisch (Dutch), astronómico (European Portuguese), tähtitieteellinen (Finnish), astronominen (Finnish), astronomique (French), astronómico (Galician), ასტრონომიული (asṭronomiuli) (Georgian), astronomisch (German), αστρονομικός (astronomikós) (Greek), есепсіз (esepsız) (Kazakh), astronomisks (Latvian), astronomiczny (Polish), astronomic (Romanian), астрономи́ческий (astronomíčeskij) (Russian), астрономски [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), голем [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), огроман [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), astronomski [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), golem [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ogroman [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), astronómico (Spanish), astronomisk (Swedish), астрономі́чний (astronomíčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-astronomical-en-adj-NVnOMcSm Disambiguation of 'very large': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: astron. [abbreviation] Related terms: astronomic, astronomy

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "very large",
      "word": "astronomisk"
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