astrometry
/əˈstɹɒmətɹi/noun
astrometry is spelled A-S-T-R-O-M-E-T-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, astrometry means “The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of astrometry is astrometries.
How many letters and syllables are in astrometry?
| Letters | 10: A-S-T-R-O-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is astrometry?
Astrometry appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce astrometry?
- UK /əˈstɹɒmətɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-astrometry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of astrometry
- astrometries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does astrometry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Astrometry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of astronomy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | astrométrie |
| German | Astrometrie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does astrometry come from?
From astro- + -metry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).