astrometry

English

Etymology

astro- +‎ -metry

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈstɹɒmətɹi/

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.

Derived terms

• spectroastrometry

 

Related terms

• astrometric
• astrometrician

Translations

branch of astronomy

• Arabic: قِيَاسُ الْفَلَك m (qiyāsu l-falak), عِلْمُ الْقِيَاسَاتِ الْفَلَكِيَّة m (ʕilmu l-qiyāsāti l-falakiyya)
• Armenian: աստղաչափություն (hy) (astġačʻapʻutʻyun), աստրոմետրիա (hy) (astrometria)
• Finnish: astrometria
• French: astrométrie (fr)
• German: Astrometrie f
• Greek: αστρομετρία (el) f (astrometría)
• Irish: réaltmhéadracht f
• Italian: astrometria (it) f
• Persian: اخترسنجی (fa)
• Polish: astrometria (pl) f
• Swedish: astrometri c
• Tagalog: talasukatan
• Turkish: astrometri (tr)