URANOLOGY

astronomy, uranology

(noun) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

uranology (usually uncountable, plural uranologies)

(obsolete) The study of the heavens and heavenly bodies.

(astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Uranus.

Source: Wiktionary


U`ra*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]

Definition: A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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