| Main Entry: | astrology |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prophesy of the future by observation of stars and planets |
Synonyms: |
astrometry, horoscope |
| Notes: | astrology is the study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs; astronomy is the scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena |
| Main Entry: | astronomy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | study of the stars and planets other than Earth |
Synonyms: |
astrochemistry, astrography, astrolithology, astrometry, astrophysics, selenology, sky-watching, stargazing, uranology |
| Main Entry: | astronomy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
A-OK, anomalistic, astral, astriferous, celestial, circumpolar, cometary, cosmical, cosmopolitan, cosmotellurian, earthly, extragalactic, extraterrestrial, geocentric, geotric, go/no-go, heavenly, heliacal, heliocentric, intergalactic, intermundane, interplanetary, intersidereal, lunar, mundane, nebular, novilunar, orbific, orbital, planetary, plenilunary, selenian, selenitic, sideral, sidereal, solar, solisequious, sphery, starry, stellar, stellated, stelliferous, subastral, sublunary, telescopic, telluric, terraqueous, terrene, terreous, terrestrial, terrestrious, tidal, under the sun, uranic, zodiacal
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