Astrometry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Astrometry \As*trom"e*try\, n. [Astro- + metry.]
     The art of making measurements among the stars, or of
     determining their relative magnitudes.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  astrometry
       n : the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of
           the position and motion of celestial bodies