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Astrophysical

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as·tro·phys·ics  (str-fzks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of stellar phenomena.

astro·physi·cal adj.
astro·physi·cist (-fz-sst) n.
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Adj.1.Astrophysical - of or concerned with astrophysicsastrophysical - of or concerned with astrophysics; "astrophysical sciences"


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