astronomer
astronomer
Definition
as·trono·mer (ə strän′ə mər)
noun
an expert in astronomy
astronomer
Synonyms
astronomer
n.
astronomer
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- discover: Juno was the third asteroid to be discovered by astronomers early in the 19th century.
- observe: The crab nebula is the remnant of a supernova that was observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054.
Converse of object
- bud: Here you will find plenty of information for budding astronomers: A guide to the current month's.. .
- allow: Where these images fall in the cluster allows astronomers to calculate the mass of the cluster in a different way.
- enable: These unusual emissions enabled astronomers to pinpoint these two faint stars among the myriad of other faint stars in the cluster.
- lead: A free public lecture by one of the worlds leading astronomers proved to be a huge success last night.
- help: To help astronomers locate the stars, the sky is divided up into 88 areas.
Adjective modifier
- amateur: Few UK amateur astronomers are aware how easily the LPS light can be filtered.
- Danish: Dee noticed it, as did the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, an admirer of Dee's.
- eminent: Winning cat chosen by eminent astronomer, Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS.
- observational: We are interested in the views of all UK observational astronomers, whether they have used Gemini or not.
- Polish: Myths: Leo was introduced by Polish astronomer Johann Hevelius in the 17th century.
Modifies a noun
- Ptolemy: It is claimed that the great astronomer Ptolemy was the one burdened with the responsibility of taking a philosophical stance and offering a resolution.
- royal: Nevil Maskelyne, afterward astronomer royal, became curate of Barnet in 1755.
Noun used with modifier
- radio: For historical reasons, radio astronomers call the point spread function the beam.
- X-ray: For this reason they are a technology of great interest to X-ray astronomers.
- guest: People booked for a flight are given a pre-flight lecture by the two guest astronomers with Nigel being the regular contributor.
- century: By the 19th century astronomers had developed the technology to objectively measure a star's brightness.
- expert: They use interactivity to enable the participation of novices in the scientific process just as expert astronomers do on a daily basis.
astronomer Quotes
And the elephant sings deep in the forest-maze About a star of deathless and painless peace But no astronomer can find where it is.
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