astrophysics
/ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/
astrophysics noun: the branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
Noun
astrophysics (uncountable)
- The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
- The fact is, dark energy is the biggest mystery in science. It has driven a huge amount of research in the past decade, and was a key driver in last year’s “New Worlds, New Horizons” report from the National Academies of Science, which prioritized future astronomy and astrophysics projects.2011 October 9, Meg Urry, “Dark energy, science’s biggest mystery”, in CNN
astrophysics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
astrophysics in Hindi
- interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics
- खगोलभौतिकी khagolbhautikī
astrophysics in Tamil
- வானியற்பியல், வான்பௌதிகவியல், வானியற் பௌதிகம், வான்கோளவியல்
astrophysics in Bengali
- জ্যোতির্পদার্থবিজ্ঞান, মহাবিশ্বের গ্রহ
astrophysics in Malayalam
- ജ്യോതിർഭൗതികം
More languagesFewer languages
- astrophysics in Kannada
- ಖಭೌತ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ khabhauta śāstra
- astrophysics in Tagalog
- astropisika
- astrophysics in Arabic
- فِزِيَاء الفَلَكِيَّة fiziyāʔ al-falakiyya
- astrophysics in Malay
- astrofizik
- astrophysics in Indonesian
- astrofisika
- astrophysics in Persian
- فیزیک نجومی, اخترفیزیک
- astrophysics in Thai
- ฟิสิกส์ดาราศาสตร์ físìk daaraasàat
- astrophysics in Vietnamese
- vật lý thiên văn
- astrophysics in Myanmar
- ရူပနက္ခတ္တဗေဒ rupa.nakhkatta.beda.
Origin of astrophysics
From astro- + physics.
Words formed from astrophysics
Questions about astrophysics
- What does astrophysics mean?
- Astrophysics means the branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
- What is astrophysics in Hindi?
- Astrophysics in Hindi is खगोलभौतिकी (khagolbhautikī). See Astrophysics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is astrophysics?
- Astrophysics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce astrophysics?
- Astrophysics is pronounced /ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/.
Words near astrophysics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: astrophysics (page history and authors); astrophysics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astrophysics (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astrophysics (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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