Astrophysics Definition

ăstrō-fĭzĭks
noun
The branch of applied physics that deals with astronomical phenomena.
American Heritage
The main branch of astronomy which deals primarily with the physical properties of the universe, including luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition.
Webster's New World

The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.

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Origin of Astrophysics

  • astro- +‎ physics

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Astrophysics Sentence Examples

  • From 1872 he held the chair of astrophysics at Leipzig University.

  • A major goal of modern astrophysics is to understand how galaxies formed.

  • It has thus come about that astrophysics owes its recent development, and its recognition as a distinct branch of astronomical science, to the combination of the processes involved in the three arts of spectroscopy, photography and photometry.

  • The subject of Astrophysics does not admit of so definite a subdivision as that of Astrometry.

  • The importance of stellar astrophysics is evident in a broad range of areas.

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