astronomical
adjective /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl/
/ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkl/
- connected with astronomy
- astronomical observations
- (also astronomic)(informal) (of an amount, a price, etc.) very large
- the astronomical price of land for building
- The figures are astronomical.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek astronomikos, from astronomia, from Greek, from astronomos (adjective) ‘star-arranging’.