Definition of "astronomical" []

• Of or relating to astronomy. (adjective)
• Of enormous magnitude; immense: an astronomical increase in the deficit. (adjective)

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• "In addition, it took 11 years of observing to tease out the presence of the habitable zone planet, a short time in astronomical terms."
• ""One hundred million years to a human seems an awful long time, but in astronomical time periods, that's nothing compared to the life of the stars.""
• "WASHINGTON & mdash; The cost of NASA's replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope is giving new meaning to the word astronomical, growing another $1.5 billion, according to a new internal NASA study released Wednesday."