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Astronomer

Noun CEFR B2
əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə

Definitions

One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

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Examples

Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.”
But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy likerunawayhypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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