ASTRONOMICAL


Meaning of ASTRONOMICAL in English

adj. (also astronomic)

1. of or relating to astronomy.

2 extremely large; too large to contemplate.

Phrases and idioms:

astronomical unit a unit of measurement in astronomy equal to the mean distance from the centre of the earth to the centre of the sun, 1.495 x 10(11) metres or 92.9 million miles. astronomical year see YEAR n. 1.

Derivatives:

astronomically adv.

Etymology: L astronomicus f. Gk astronomikos

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.