Topic: ASTRONOMY
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astro-
astronaut
astronomical
astronomy
astrophysics
black hole
celestial
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constellation
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cosmic
cosmology
dead
earth
eclipse(n)
eclipse(v)
galactic
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launch(n)
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Mars
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month
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orbit(n)
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Saturn
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solar system
space
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Show all entries from Topic: ASTRONOMY| 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 [uncountable]
[uncountable]WORD FOCUS: space 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
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
