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astronomic, a.|æstrəʊˈnɒmɪk|
[a. F. astronomique, ad. L. astronomic-us, a. Gr. ἀστρονοµικ-ός, f. ἀστρονοµία: see astronomy and -ic.]
a. Of or belonging to astronomy.
1712Blackmore Creation ii. (J.) Can he not pass an astronomick line? 1789Cowper Queen's Visit xix, More than astronomic eyes. 1857H. Miller Test. Rocks iv. 159 All theologians have now received the astronomic doctrines.
b. = astronomical a. 1 b. colloq.
1949E. Bowen Heat of Day xvii. 297 North African spring teemed with pursuits and astronomic surrenders, with a victoriousness hard, still, not to associate with the enemy. 1969Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 18 What astronomic sum would be necessary for that today—{pstlg}50,000 a year? 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Dec. 1492/2 The need for astronomic speeds is rare. Ibid. 1492/3 Astronomic data compiled on a computer can be extracted. 1986Washington Post 23 Jan. a23/5 Today nearly 60 percent of all black children are born out of wedlock. Imagine the astronomic percentages in many inner cities. |