astronomicalas‧tro‧nom‧i‧cal /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl◂ $ -ˈnɑː-/ adjective 
Examples
► see thesaurus at expensive2[only before noun] relating to the scientific study of the stars—astronomically /-kli/ adverb:
astronomically high rents
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The painting was sold for an astronomical price.
- Tuition at private universities has become astronomical.
- A man-made clock would certainly prove a useful accessory to astronomical reckoning but could never stand in its stead.
- Among the Copernicans there was exhilaration at the thought that man, in his astronomical understanding, had now surpassed the ancients.
- But in systems with astronomical numbers of possibilities, it is impossible to test every case.
- Many of the heroes and gods of these tabloid genealogies were in turn apparent personifications of astronomical bodies and phenomena observed anciently.
- Now that it is, try thinking about what is happening in astronomical terms and you will instantly notice the symbolic importance.
- Some arguments against Copernicus based on astronomical considerations have been mentioned earlier in this book.
- The inscribed tablets give astronomical information dear to George Burt's heart, and quotations from scripture and the poets.
- What all of this means is that the stakes in the ad game are astronomical.
THESAURUS► expensive
Collocations costing a lot of money: · an expensive car· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· An underground train system is expensive to build.
► high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words: · Rents are very high in this area.· Lawyers charge high fees.· the high cost of living in Japan
► dear [not before noun] British English spoken expensive compared to the usual price: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.
► pricey informal expensive: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.
► costly expensive in a way that wastes money: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.
► cost a fortune informal to be very expensive: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!
► exorbitant much too expensive: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.
► astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely high: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· The cost of living is astronomical.
► overpriced too expensive and not worth the price: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.
► somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.
Longman Language Activatorextremely expensive► cost a fortune especially spoken, informal if something costs a fortune , it is very expensive: · What a beautiful car - it must have cost a fortune.cost somebody a fortune: · We had to eat out every night - it ended up costing us a fortune.cost a fortune to do something: · It'll cost a fortune to get that old car of his repaired.cost an absolute fortune: · The hotel was great, but it cost an absolute fortune.
► cost a bomb/the earth British informal to be very expensive: · I can't imagine how she affords to send her kids to that school - it must cost a bomb.· Good shoes needn't cost the earth.cost somebody a bomb/the earth: · The divorce cost me a bomb.
► astronomical a price or cost that is astronomical is extremely high: · The painting was sold for an astronomical price.· Tuition at private universities has become astronomical.
► cost an arm and a leg spoken to be very expensive: · That carpet must have cost an arm and a leg.cost somebody an arm and a leg: · Getting good health insurance these days costs an arm and a leg.
WORD SETS► Astronomyasteroid, nounastro-, prefixastronaut, nounastronomical, adjectiveastronomy, nounastrophysics, nounAU, aurora borealis, nounBig Bang, the, nounblack hole, nouncelestial, adjectivecomet, nounconstellation, nouncorona, nouncosmic, adjectivecosmic ray, nouncosmology, nouncosmonaut, noundead, adjectiveearth, nouneclipse, nouneclipse, verbecliptic, nounequinox, nounescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, adjectivegalactic, adjectivegalaxy, noungeostationary orbit, nounHubble Space Telescope, the, infinity, nounintergalactic, adjectiveinterplanetary, adjectiveinterstellar, adjectiveJupiter, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounlight year, nounLittle Bear, lunar, adjectivelunar month, nounmagnitude, nounMars, nounMercury, nounmeteor, nounmeteoric, adjectivemeteorite, nounMilky Way, the, month, nounmoon, nounmorning star, nounNASA, nounnebula, nounNeptune, nounnew moon, nounnova, nounobservatory, nounorbit, verborbit, nounorbiter, nounouter space, nounphase, nounplanet, nounplanetarium, nounplasma, nounPluto, nounquadrant, nounquarter, nounquasar, nounradio telescope, nounring, nounrocket, nounsatellite, nounSaturn, nounsea, nounshooting star, nounsolar, adjectivesolar system, nounspace, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounstar, nounstargazer, nounsteady state theory, nounstellar, adjectivesun, nounsunspot, nounsupernova, nountelescope, nountelescopic, adjectiveterrestrial, adjectiveUranus, nounVenus, nounwane, verbwax, verbwhite dwarf, nounworld, nounzenith, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► astronomical price
1informal astronomical prices, costs etc are extremely high (=extremely high)· Many fans paid astronomical prices for their tickets.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► observatory· Triangulations on distant hills were attempted, weather records kept, and there was an astronomical observatory.
► see thesaurus at expensive2[only before noun] relating to the scientific study of the stars—astronomically /-kli/ adverb:
astronomically high rents