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astronomicalextremely large in amount or size

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely large in amount or size

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkəl/

Korean meaning: 천문학적인, 엄청나게 큰

Korean pronunciation: 애스트러**나**미컬

Example Sentences

  • My phone bill was astronomical after I forgot to turn off roaming abroad.
  • The number of selfies teenagers take is astronomical.
  • Astronomical research has revealed many mysteries of the universe.

astronomical

ADJECTIVE

//ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkəl//

extremely large in amount or size

astronomical concept
💡 Concept

An astronomical stack of coins and money towers impossibly high into the sky

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astronomical rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The scale is astronomical and radical, monumental and whimsical—numbers can't predict how boundless the cosmos becomes

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootastron
Suffix--ical

Origin

From Greek 'astronomia' meaning 'star arrangement,' combining 'astron' (star) and 'nomos' (law or arrangement). The meaning expanded from studying celestial laws to describing anything enormously large.

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🎵Rhyme

economicalcomicalanatomical
economical
comical
anatomical

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone bill was astronomical after I forgot to turn off roaming abroad.

😄 Fun example

The number of selfies teenagers take is astronomical.

Astronomical research has revealed many mysteries of the universe.

The odds of winning the lottery are astronomical.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

enormousgiganticmassivecolossalimmense

Antonyms

tinyminimalmicroscopic

Related

astronomyastronomercosmiccelestialstellar