astronomer

[US]/ə'strɒnəmə/
[UK]/ə'strɑnəmɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a scholar or scientist who studies astronomy; an expert in astronomy.

Phrases & Collocations

radio astronomer

Example Sentences

astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness.

a most unusual astronomer inasmuch as he was deaf mute.

astronomers calculating the positions of the planets.

The astronomers were taking an observation of Jupiter.

Astronomers can calculate when there will be eclipses of the sun and moon.

Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses.

Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.

Real-world Examples

The astronomer in charge had a novel idea.

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And I said it was Renaissance astronomer, Galileo.

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You told him I was an astronomer? Uh..I understand.

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Scott Sheppard is an astronomer with the Carnegie Institution of Science.

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But I'm not a climate scientist, I'm an astronomer.

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McDowell is an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

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Erik Rosolowsky is an astronomer at Canada's University of Alberta.

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Astronomers like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night.

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Carmen Pantoja is an astronomer and professor at the University of Puerto Rico.

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No habits, hobbies, personality? -Give us a chance. He was an amateur astronomer.

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