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The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
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astrophysics
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Astronomy and Astrophysics Modern astrophysics studies the formation, structure and evolution of stars and galaxies and of the Universe itself. ▪ Clearly infrared observations are set to make a large impact on astronomy and astrophysics ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
astrophysics \astrophysics\ n. 1. the concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that employs the principles of physics and chemistry "to ascertain the nature of the heavenly bodies , rather than their positions or motions in space." Among the objects studied are the Sun , other stars , galaxies ...
Usage examples of astrophysics.
She was a fine operations astronomer, skilled at sampling the steady stream of data that flowed through the High Energy Astrophysics Center, though a bit too earnest for his taste.
Charming planned her invasion of the High Energy Astrophysics Center carefully.
They had asked the Eater questions about astrophysics, peppering it with a dozen in a single transmission.
He deftly led them through a discussion of the jet, highlighting what his astrophysics team had learned by observing it incinerate Washington.
It had been a pure stroke of luck, being offered his position here at the High Energy Astrophysics Center.
She kept up with the discussions, but to her this branch of astrophysics was like a French Impressionist painting of a cow: suggestive, artful maybe, but some things never looked quite right and it was in the end not a reliable source of nourishing milk.
Arno when discussing astrophysics, but the man had an uncanny way of getting the stiletto in when the subject shifted.
Roger covered electronics, astrophysics, astrogation, and allied fields.
Coalition re-routed a shipment of Jovian gas from Yale Astrophysics Labs to our massie.
The Astrophysics Department, however, insists that such a moment can be created by using the Tan equations on the planet Jupiter, causing it, in effect, artificially to go nova.
The Astrophysics Department estimates that even using mass transmitters to get Lunar-built equipment out to the Jovian moons, the project will take eight years.
The wondrous thing about astrophysics was that the more you learned, the better everything fit together.
So I volunteered to give a refresher course on astrophysics, for anyone who wants to try for astronaut training.
Especially with the younger students who had never studied astrophysics before.
Aziz might have the edge on him in astrophysics, but Hamid-Jones knew his biology.