astronomical

astronomical or astronomic (ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪk^əl)

—*adj*
1.	enormously large; immense
2.	of or relating to astronomy

astronomic or astronomic

—*adj*

astro'nomically or astronomic

—*adv*

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astronomical

1550s, adj. from astronomy + -ical. Popular meaning "immense, concerning very large figures" (as sizes and distances in astronomy) is attested from 1899. Astronomical unit (abbrev. A.U.) "mean distance from Earth to Sun," used as a unit of measure of distance in space, is from 1909.

Example sentences

As the pace of astronomical discovery grew, so did the job.

Today her works fetch astronomical prices at auction.

Scientists suspect that it could be a dim failed star or a type of astronomical

object that has never been observed before.

Now that you know the basics of the seasons, see if you can identify the four

days of the astronomical calendar on our cosmic map.

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"And yet, and yet ... Denying temporal succession, denying the self, denying the astronomical universe, are obvious acts of desperation and secret consolation. Our fate (unlike the hell of Swedenborg or the hell of Tibetan mythology) is not frightful because it is unreal; it is frightful because it is irreversible and ironclad. Time is the thing I am made of. Time is a river that sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that tears me apart, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire. The world, unfortunately, is real; I, unfortunately, am Borges."

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