adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
astronomical (= extremely high )
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Many fans paid astronomical prices for their tickets.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
observatory
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Triangulations on distant hills were attempted, weather records kept, and there was an astronomical observatory .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The painting was sold for an astronomical price.
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Tuition at private universities has become astronomical .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A man-made clock would certainly prove a useful accessory to astronomical reckoning but could never stand in its stead.
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Among the Copernicans there was exhilaration at the thought that man, in his astronomical understanding, had now surpassed the ancients.
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But in systems with astronomical numbers of possibilities, it is impossible to test every case.
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Many of the heroes and gods of these tabloid genealogies were in turn apparent personifications of astronomical bodies and phenomena observed anciently.
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Now that it is, try thinking about what is happening in astronomical terms and you will instantly notice the symbolic importance.
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Some arguments against Copernicus based on astronomical considerations have been mentioned earlier in this book.
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The inscribed tablets give astronomical information dear to George Burt's heart, and quotations from scripture and the poets.
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What all of this means is that the stakes in the ad game are astronomical .