uranometria
- noun
- Archaic
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uranometría
- He studied a rare copy of the uranometria to learn about early constellation names.
Examples
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Many historical observatories kept a uranometria as a reference for their research.
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The ancient uranometria provided astronomers with detailed maps of the night sky.
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The ancient uranometria provided a detailed view of the night sky.
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Uranometria is fascinating.
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The ancient uranometria provided astronomers with detailed maps of the night sky.
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He studied a rare copy of the uranometria to learn about early constellation names.
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Many historical observatories kept a uranometria as a reference for their research.
Synonyms
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A map that shows where stars and other things are in the sky
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A book of maps that shows where stars and constellations are in the night sky
A circular star chart you turn to show the stars visible on a given date and time
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Etymology
The word uranometria comes from the Greek parts ouranos ('sky') and -metria ('measure'), so it really means 'measuring the sky'. That's why a uranometria is an atlas or chart of the stars, and you can remember -metria like the English word meter, which is also about measuring.