- uranographer
- ura·nog·ra·pher
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uranography — uranographer, uranographist, n. uranographic /yoor euh neuh graf ik/, uranographical, adj. /yoor euh nog reuh fee/, n. the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and esp. of the fixed stars. Also called… … Universalium
Wil Tirion — (born February 19, 1943) is a preeminent Dutch uranographer (celestial cartographer). His most famous work, Sky Atlas 2000.0 , is renowned by astronomers for its accuracy and beauty. The second edition of his most complete work to date,… … Wikipedia
stargazer — Synonyms and related words: Chaldean, astroalchemist, astrogeologist, astrographer, astrologer, astrologian, astromancer, astronomer, astrophysicist, genethliac, horoscoper, horoscopist, radar astronomer, radio astronomer, solar physicist,… … Moby Thesaurus
astronomer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stargazer, astrochemist, astrophysicist, astrophotographer, astrophotometrist, cosmologist, uranologist, uranographer; see also scientist . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stargazer, cosmologist, astrophysicist … English dictionary for students
uranography — [ˌjʊərə nɒgrəfi] noun archaic the branch of astronomy concerned with describing and mapping the stars. Derivatives uranographer noun uranographic adjective … English new terms dictionary
astronomer — n stargazer, astrographer, astrophysicist, astrochemist, astrophotographer; cosmographer, cosmologist, cosmogonist, uranographer, uranologist … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
uranography — /jurəˈnɒgrəfi/ (say yoohruh nogruhfee) noun the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars. {Greek ouranographia. See urano , graphy} –uranographer, uranographist, noun… …
uranography — [yoor΄ə näg′rə fē] n. [Gr ouranographia < ouranos, heaven, URANUS + graphein, to write: see GRAPHIC] the branch of astronomy dealing with the description of the heavens and the mapping of the stars uranographer n. uranographic [yoor΄ə nə… … English World dictionary
uranography — n. the branch of astronomy concerned with describing and mapping the stars, planets, etc. Derivatives: uranographer n. uranographic adj … Useful english dictionary
