Dictionary 1. (n.) Astrology.2. (n.) The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena. 3. (n.) A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. Thesaurus astrogeology astrognosy astrography astrolithology astrophotography astrophysics celestial mechanics gravitational astronomy meteoritics radar astronomy radio astronomy solar physics spectrography spectroscopy stargazing stellar photometry uranography uranology uranometry |