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–adjective

1.	of, pertaining to, or connected with astronomy.

2.	extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous: It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.

Also, as·tro·nom·ic.

[Origin: 1550–60; < L astronomic(us) (< Gk astronomikós; see astronomy, -ic) + -al¹

]

—Related forms

as·tro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb

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as·tro·nom·i·cal Audio Help (ās'trə-nŏm'ĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to astronomy.
Of enormous magnitude; immense: an astronomical increase in the deficit.

as'tro·nom'i·cal·ly adv.

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astronomical
adjective
1.	relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope" [syn: astronomic]
2.	inconceivably large [syn: astronomic]

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Astronomical

As`tro*nom"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. astronomicus, Gr. 'astronomiko`s: cf. F. astronomique.] Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy. -- As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly, adv.

Astronomical clock. See under Clock.

Astronomical day. See under Day.

Astronomical fractions, Astronomical numbers. See under Sexagesimal.

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Astronomical

Ge*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. Geographies. [F. g['e]ographie, l. geographia, fr. Gr. ?; ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? description, fr. ? to write, describe. See Graphic.]

1. The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited.

2. A treatise on this science.

Astronomical, or Mathematical, geography treats of the earth as a planet, of its shape, its size, its lines of latitude and longitude, its zones, and the phenomena due to to the earth's diurnal and annual motions.

Physical geography treats of the conformation of the earth's surface, of the distribution of land and water, of minerals, plants, animals, etc., and applies the principles of physics to the explanation of the diversities of climate, productions, etc.

Political geography treats of the different countries into which earth is divided with regard to political and social and institutions and conditions.

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