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as⋅trom⋅e⋅try

  [uh-strom-i-tree]
–noun
the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of the celestial bodies.
Also called positional astronomy.

Origin:
1865–70; astro- + -metry

Related forms:
as⋅tro⋅met⋅ric  [as-troh-me-trik] , as⋅tro⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
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astrometry   (ə-strŏm'ĭ-trē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies.
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