astrometry

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə strom′i trē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
as•trom•e•try  (ə strom′i trē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Astronomythe branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of the celestial bodies. Also called positional astronomy. 
  • 1865–70; astro- + -metry
as•tro•met•ric  (as′trō me′trik),USA pronunciation as′tro•met′ri•cal, adj. 
'astrometry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
astronomy - positional astronomy - spherical astronomy

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