uranometry

noun

ura·​nom·​e·​try

ˌyu̇rəˈnämə‧trē

plural -es

1

: a chart or catalog of celestial bodies and especially of visible fixed stars

2

: the measurement of the heavens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin uranometria, from uran- entry 1 + -metria -metry

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