English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Astaticism
(n.)
The state of being astatic.
Astay
(adv.)
An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an
acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
Asteism
(n.)
Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding
another.
Astel
(n.)
An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads
in a mine.
Aster
(n.)
A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers;
starwort; Michaelmas daisy.
Aster
(n.)
A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called
China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome
compound flowers.
Asterias
(n.)
A genus of echinoderms.
Asteriated
(a.)
Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire.
Asteridea
(n. pl.)
A class of Echinodermata including the true
starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves
below. The body is star-shaped or pentagonal.
Asteridian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea.
Asteridian
(n.)
A starfish; one of the Asterioidea.
Asterioidea
(n. pl.)
Alt. of Asteridea
Asterion
(n.)
The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid,
parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.
Asteriscus
(n.)
The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear
of many fishes.
Asterisk
(n.)
The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and
writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply
the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having
a special character.
Asterism
(n.)
Three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct
attention to a particular passage.
Asterism
(n.)
An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a
star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted
light, as some mica.
Asterism
(n.)
A small cluster of stars.
Asterism
(n.)
An asterisk, or mark of reference.
Asterism
(n.)
A constellation.