astrotechnology

Collocations

4

ADJ.

ahead, galactic, observed

VERB + ASTROTECHNOLOGY

read, using

ASTROTECHNOLOGY + NOUN

disposal

ADV.

clearly, then

Definitions

noun

1

Space technology.

Ford hunted excitedly through the technical specs of the ship, occasionally gasping with astonishment at what he read – clearly Galactic astrotechnology had moved ahead during the years of his exile.

He observed using astrotechnology at his disposal to search out a civilization using updated technology.

2

Synonym of xenotechnology.

3

The technology of astronomy

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01

Ford hunted excitedly through the technical specs of the ship, occasionally gasping with astonishment at what he read – clearly Galactic astrotechnology had moved ahead during the years of his exile.

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02

He observed using astrotechnology at his disposal to search out a civilization using updated technology.

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03

Our scientist-kings and our brave new age of biotechnology (and then astrotechnology: the engineering of space) are the latest in giant steps that will take this Babel drive to a new level.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, astrotechnology is marked as informal, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.