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uranography

u·ra·nog·ra·phy
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yoo r-uh-nog-ruh-fee]
    • /ˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi/
    • /jˌʊərənˈɒɡrəfi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo r-uh-nog-ruh-fee]
    • /ˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi/

Definitions of uranography word

  • noun uranography the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars. 1
  • noun uranography the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the stars, galaxies, etc 0
  • noun uranography the branch of astronomy dealing with the description of the heavens and the mapping of the stars 0
  • noun uranography (astronomy, cartography) Celestial cartography; the mapping of celestial bodies. 0

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Origin of uranography

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
From the Greek word ouranographía, dating back to 1640-50. See urano-, -graphy

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Parts of speech for Uranography

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

uranography popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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