astronomer
pronunciation
How to pronounce astronomer in British English:
UK [əˈstrɒnəmə(r)]
How to pronounce astronomer in American English:
US [əˈstrɑːnəmər]
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- Noun:
- a physicist who studies astronomy
Word Origin
- astronomer (n.)
- late 14c., from astronomy (q.v.), replacing French import astronomyen (c. 1300), which, had it survived, probably would have yielded *astronomian. Still in Shakespeare used in places where we would write astrologer.
Example
- 1. Seti astronomer seth shostak told space.com in an email interview .
- 2. Riccioli was an astronomer of some repute .
- 3. Astronomer tim thompson has compiled together a list of the brightest stars he could find .
- 4. Photo : astronomer carl sagan explores the mysteries of the universe in a 1981 lecture .
- 5. But how do astronomer detectives know if an impact is caused by a comet or asteroid ?