Topic: ASTRONOMY
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asteroid
astro-
astronaut
astronomical
astronomy
astrophysics
aurora borealis
black hole
celestial
comet
constellation
corona
cosmic
cosmic ray
cosmology
cosmonaut
dead
earth
eclipse(n)
eclipse(v)
ecliptic
equinox
escape velocity
extraterrestrial
galactic
galaxy
infinity
intergalactic
interplanetary
interstellar
Jupiter
launch(v)
launch(n)
light year
Little Bear
lunar
lunar month
magnitude
Mars
Mercury
meteor
meteoric
meteorite
month
moon
morning star
NASA
nebula
Neptune
new moon
nova
observatory
orbit(v)
orbit(n)
outer space
phase
planet
planetarium
plasma
Pluto
quadrant
quarter
quasar
radio telescope
ring
rocket
satellite
Saturn
sea
shooting star
solar
solar system
space
space capsule
spacecraft
space probe
spaceship
space shuttle
space station
star
stargazer
steady state theory
stellar
sun
sunspot
supernova
telescope
telescopic
terrestrial
Uranus
Venus
wane
wax
white dwarf
world
zenith
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | astronomie, from Latin astronomia, from Greek, from astro- ( ASTRO-) + -nomia 'arranging' |
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as‧tron‧o‧my
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[uncountable]WORD FOCUS: space 
vehicles used in space: spaceship, spacecraft, rocket, (space) shuttle, probe, satellite, space station
someone who travels in space: astronaut, cosmonaut Russian
parts of a rocket's journey: countdown, launch, blast-off/take-off/lift-off, leaving the earth's atmosphere, going into orbit, re-entering the earth's atmosphere, splashdown/touchdown
places and things in space: planet, moon, star, sun, satellite, solar system, constellation, galaxy, universe, the cosmos, black hole, quasar, comet, meteor, asteroid
the study of space: astronomyspace
➔ See also space

vehicles used in space: spaceship, spacecraft, rocket, (space) shuttle, probe, satellite, space station
someone who travels in space: astronaut, cosmonaut Russian
parts of a rocket's journey: countdown, launch, blast-off/take-off/lift-off, leaving the earth's atmosphere, going into orbit, re-entering the earth's atmosphere, splashdown/touchdown
places and things in space: planet, moon, star, sun, satellite, solar system, constellation, galaxy, universe, the cosmos, black hole, quasar, comet, meteor, asteroid
the study of space: astronomyspace
➔ See also space
