astronomy

noun
/əˈstɹɑn.ə.mi/US/asʈro.nɔmi/

Etymology

From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- + -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft.

  1. derived from astronomie
  2. inherited from astronomie

Definitions

  1. The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process…

    The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

  2. Astrology.

    • Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at astronomy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at astronomy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at astronomy

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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