astronomicas

Astronómicas is the feminine plural form of the adjective astronómico, meaning related to astronomy, the science that studies celestial bodies, their motions, and the phenomena of the universe. It is used with feminine nouns, for example observaciones astronómicas, imágenes astronómicas, and ciencias astronómicas. The corresponding masculine plural form is astronómicos, as in catálogos astronómicos or objetos astronómicos.

Etymology: the term derives from Greek astro- “star” and nomos “law” through Latin and Spanish. The root appears in the noun astronomía, which names the science itself, and in related adjectives such as astronómico/a.

Usage: in scholarly writing and media, astronómicas describes things pertaining to astronomy when the modified noun is feminine. For masculine nouns, the forms astronómico/astronómicos are used, and for feminine singular nouns, astronómica is used.

Examples of usage include observaciones astronómicas de galaxias, imágenes astronómicas obtenidas from space telescopes, and ciencias astronómicas that encompass areas such as astrofísica and cosmología. The term is commonly found in dictionaries, encyclopedias, and science journalism.

Distinctions: astronómicas denotes a scientific, non-astrological domain. It should not be confused with terms linked to astrology; the prefix and root refer specifically to the observational and theoretical study of celestial phenomena.