- the measurement of the positions, magnitudes, distances, etc. of celestial objects
- a map or chart prepared from this data
Origin of uranometry
Modern Latin uranometria from Classical Greek ouranos, heaven, Uranus + Modern Latin -metria, -metryuranometry
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Noun
(plural uranometries)
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urano- +"Ž -metry
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