uranologie

Definitions of uranologie
  1. noun
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
    synonyms: astronomie, sterrenkunde
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    astrodynamica
    the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
    astrometrie
    the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
    radioastronomie
    the branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies
    astrofysica
    the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
    kosmogonie, kosmologie
    the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
    type of:
    fysica, nat., natuurfilosofie, natuurkunde, natuurwetenschap
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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