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astrotechnology

noun
/əˈstɹɑtɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From astro- + technology.

  1. learned borrowing from τεχνολογία
  2. formed as astrotechnology — “astro- + technology”

Definitions

  1. Space technology.

    • Ford hunted excitedly through the technical specs of the ship, occasionally gasping with astonishment at what he read – clearly Galactic astrotechnology had moved ahead during the years of his exile.
    • He observed using astrotechnology at his disposal to search out a civilization using updated technology.
    • Our scientist-kings and our brave new age of biotechnology (and then astrotechnology: the engineering of space) are the latest in giant steps that will take this Babel drive to a new level.

  2. Synonym of xenotechnology.

  3. The technology of astronomy

The neighborhood

Derived

astrotech

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for astrotechnology. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA