uranography
[ yoo r-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈnɒg rə fi /
noun
the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars.
Also called
uranology.
Origin of uranography
OTHER WORDS FROM uranography
u·ra·nog·ra·pher, u·ra·nog·ra·phist, noun u·ra·no·graph·ic [yoo r-uh-nuh-graf-ik] /ˌyʊər ə nəˈgræf ɪk/, u·ra·no·graph·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby uranography
uranium hexafluoride,
uranium oxide,
uranium series,
uranium trioxide,
urano-,
uranography,
uranology,
uranometry,
uranoplasty,
uranorrhaphy,
uranoschisis
British Dictionary definitions for uranography
uranography
/ (ˌjʊərəˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
obsolete
the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the stars, galaxies, etc