Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astronavigation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-tron-av-i-ga-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies

Uncountable

noun

Navigation through space

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English navigation English astronavigation From astro- + navigation.

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What does astronavigation mean?
Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies
Where does astronavigation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English navigation English astronavigation From astro- + navigation.

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