uranology

[ yoor-uh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, plural u·ra·nol·o·gies.

1. uranography.
2. a treatise on the celestial bodies.

Other Words From

• u·ra·no·log·i·cal [y, oo, r-, uh, -nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of uranology¹

First recorded in 1725–35; urano- + -logy

Related Words

• astrophysics