astrometry

astrometry
astrometric /as'troh me"trik/, astrometrical, adj.
/euh strom"i tree/, n.
the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of the celestial bodies. Also called positional astronomy.
[1865-70; ASTRO- + -METRY]

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