Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.

* 1839 , (Edgar Allan Poe), ,

Finally, all men saw that astronomical knowledge lied not, and they awaited the comet.

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(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.

* 1959 , (Andre Norton), ,

At the moment he wondered why anyone would want to visit Khatka, let alone pay some astronomical sum for the privilege.

Adjective

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(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.

* Fuller

erratical and planetary life

Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.

Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.

(of a gear train) epicyclic