URANOMETRY


Meaning of URANOMETRY in English

— uranometrical /yoor'euh neuh me"tri keuhl/ , adj.

/yoor'euh nom"i tree/ , n. Astron.

1. a chart of the positions of the heavenly bodies on the celestial sphere.

2. the measurement of the positions of heavenly bodies.

[ 1705-15; uranometria. See URANO-, -METRY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .