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Noun: astrophysics  ,as-trow'fi-ziks or ,as-tru'fi-ziks
  1. The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
    "Astrophysics studies have revealed the composition of distant stars"

Type of: astronomy, uranology

Encyclopedia: Astrophysics, high-energy