astronomy (n)
uranology (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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Hypernym physics, natural philosophy
Derivationally related form uranology → uranologist
Derivationally related form astronomy → astronomic
Derivationally related form astronomy → astronomical
Member of this domain - TOPIC active; quiet; direct; retrograde; superior; inferior; nebular, nebulous; phase; absolute magnitude; Hubble's law, Hubble law; Kepler's law, Kepler's law of planetary motion; Copernican system; Ptolemaic system; ascension; egress, emersion; ingress, immersion; conjunction, alignment; inferior conjunction; superior conjunction; Oort cloud; galaxy, extragalactic nebula; apoapsis, point of apoapsis; node; equinoctial point, equinox; vernal equinox; autumnal equinox; barycenter; culmination; limb; periapsis, point of periapsis; anomaly; declination, celestial latitude, dec; right ascension, RA, celestial longitude; asterism; canal; coma; comet; meteoroid, meteor; nucleus; outer planet; planet, major planet; primary; star; astronomer, uranologist, stargazer; variation; red shift, redshift; accretion; libration; nucleosynthesis; orbital plane; hour angle, HA; inclination, inclination of an orbit; mean time, mean solar time; terrestrial time, TT, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time; epoch, date of reference; rise, come up, uprise, ascend; set, go down, go under; stargaze
Hyponym astrodynamics; astrometry; radio astronomy; celestial mechanics; astrophysics; selenology; solar physics
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Domain of synset - TOPIC active; quiet; direct; retrograde; superior; inferior; nebular, nebulous; phase; absolute magnitude; Hubble's law, Hubble law; Kepler's law, Kepler's law of planetary motion; Copernican system; Ptolemaic system; ascension; egress, emersion; ingress, immersion; conjunction, alignment; inferior conjunction; superior conjunction; Oort cloud; galaxy, extragalactic nebula; apoapsis, point of apoapsis; node; equinoctial point, equinox; vernal equinox; autumnal equinox; barycenter; culmination; limb; periapsis, point of periapsis; anomaly; declination, celestial latitude, dec; right ascension, RA, celestial longitude; asterism; canal; coma; comet; meteoroid, meteor; nucleus; outer planet; planet, major planet; primary; star; astronomer, uranologist, stargazer; variation; red shift, redshift; accretion; libration; nucleosynthesis; orbital plane; hour angle, HA; inclination, inclination of an orbit; mean time, mean solar time; terrestrial time, TT, terrestrial dynamical time, TDT, ephemeris time; epoch, date of reference; rise, come up, uprise, ascend; set, go down, go under; stargaze
Derivationally related form astronomical → astronomy
Pertainym (pertains to noun) astronomical → astronomy
Derivationally related form astronomic → astronomy
Pertainym (pertains to noun) astronomic → astronomy
Hyponym physics, natural philosophy
Hypernym astrodynamics; astrometry; radio astronomy; celestial mechanics; astrophysics; selenology; solar physics
Derivationally related form uranologist → uranology

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