astronomy

Other forms of astronomy

plural

astronomies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about astronomy

What does astronomy mean?

astronomy means "the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole".

How many syllables are in astronomy?

astronomy has 4 syllables: a-stro-no-my. The stress falls on "stro". In IPA it is /əˈstɹɑnəmi/.

What is another word for astronomy?

Close synonyms include uranology. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is astronomy a common word?

astronomy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with astronomy?

1 word rhymes with astronomy. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.