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Astrometry

As-trom′e-try

,
Noun.
[
Astro-
+
metry
.]
The art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes.

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astrometry

astrometry

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Noun

astrometry (usually uncountable, plural astrometries)

  1. (astronomy) the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.

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