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uranography

[ yoor-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars.

uranography

/ ˌjʊərənəˈɡræfɪk; ˌjʊərəˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the stars, galaxies, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • uranographic, adjective
  • ˌuraˈnographer, noun
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Other Words From

  • ura·nogra·pher ura·nogra·phist noun
  • u·ra·no·graph·ic [y, oo, r-, uh, -n, uh, -, graf, -ik], ura·no·graphi·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uranography1

From the Greek word ouranographía, dating back to 1640–50. See urano-, -graphy
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Example Sentences

Neither the former nor the latter doctrine, however, is found in the fantastic uranography of the magician.

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