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astronomical
adjective as·tro·nom·i·cal \ˌas-trə-ˈnä-mi-kəl\
: of or relating to astronomy
: extremely large
Full Definition of ASTRONOMICAL
1
: of or relating to astronomy <astronomical observations>
2
: enormously or inconceivably large or great <astronomical numbers>
— as·tro·nom·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Variants of ASTRONOMICAL
as·tro·nom·i·cal also as·tro·nom·ic \-mik\
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First Known Use of ASTRONOMICAL
1556
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- Synonyms
- huge (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
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ASTRONOMICAL Defined for Kids
astronomical
adjective as·tro·nom·i·cal \ˌa-strə-ˈnä-mi-kəl\
Definition of ASTRONOMICAL for Kids
1
: of or relating to astronomy <astronomical research>
2
: extremely or unbelievably large <The cost was astronomical.>
— as·tro·nom·i·cal·ly adverb <an astronomically large amount>
Variants of ASTRONOMICAL
as·tro·nom·i·cal or as·tro·nom·ic \-ik\
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