1. astronomical - Adjective
2. astronomical - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization. Hans Hofmann
By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth. Yukio Mishima
There are 1011 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers. Richard Feynman
On certain occasions, the eyes of the mind can supply the want of the most powerful telescopes, and lead to astronomical discoveries of the highest importance. François Arago
Either Stone Age man was a technological wizard, who carefully removed his technological achievements so as not to upset his inferior progeny, or our population dwindled from a once astronomical size to the mere three billions of today. Heinz von Foerster
The human race, whose intelligence dates back only a single tick of the astronomical clock, could hardly hope to understand so soon what it all means. James Jeans