astrocytic
1: of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia
astrodome
1: a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
astrodynamics
1: the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
astrogate
1: guide in interplanetary travel 2: navigate in space
astroglia
1: tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells [syn: {macroglia}]
astrolatry
1: worship of planets or stars [syn: {worship of heavenly bodies}]
astrologer
1: someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {astrologist}]
astrological
1: relating to or concerned with astrology; "astrological chart"
astrologist
1: someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {astrologer}]
astrology
1: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {star divination}]
Astroloma
1: evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {genus Astroloma}]
Astroloma humifusum
1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cr...
astrometry
1: the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
astronaut
1: a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts" [syn: {spaceman}, {cosmonaut}]
astronautic
1: of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics [syn: {astronautical}]
astronautical
1: of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics [syn: {astronautic}]
astronautics
1: the theory and practice of navigation through air or space [syn: {aeronautics}]
astronavigation
1: navigating according to the positions of the stars [syn: {celestial navigation}]
Astronium
1: a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae [syn: {genus Astronium}]
Astronium fraxinifolium
1: tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for ...
astronomer
1: a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: {uranologist}, {stargazer}]
astronomic
1: relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope" [syn: {astronomical}] 2: inconceivably large [syn: {astronomical}, {galactic}]
astronomical
1: relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope" [syn: {astronomic}] 2: inconceivably large [syn: {astronomic}, {galactic}]
astronomical telescope
1: any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
Astronomical Unit
1: a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers) [syn: {AU}]
astronomical year
1: the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar year}, {tropical year}, {equinoctial year}]
astronomy
1: the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole [syn: {uranology}]
astrophysical
1: of or concerned with astrophysics; "astrophysical sciences"
astrophysicist
1: an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
astrophysics
1: the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
Astrophyton
1: includes many of the basket stars [syn: {genus Astrophyton}]
Astropogon
1: a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae [syn: {genus Astropogon}]
Astropogon stellatus
1: found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch [syn: {conchfish}]
astute
1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead on...
astutely
1: in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely" [syn: {shrewdly}, {sagaciously}, {sapiently}]
astuteness
1: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: {shrewdness}, {perspicacity}, {perspicaciousness}] 2: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas [syn: {profundi...
astylar
1: lacking columns or pillars
Asuncion
1: the capital and chief port of Paraguay [syn: {capital of Paraguay}]
asunder
1: widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole" [syn: {asunder(p)}] adv : into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder" [syn: {ap...
Asur
1: an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq [syn: {Assur}, {Ashur}]
Asura
1: earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
Asurbanipal
1: king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) [syn: {Ashurbanipal}, {Assurbanipal}]
Asvina
1: the seventh month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Asin}]
Asvins
1: (literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya
Aswan
1: an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam [syn: {Assuan}, {Assouan}]
Aswan Dam
1: one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan High Dam}, {High Dam}]
Aswan High Dam
1: one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan Dam}, {High Dam}]
asylum
1: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: {refuge}, {sanctuary}] 2: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental institution}, {in...
asymmetric
1: characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components [syn: {asymmetrical}] [ant: {symmetrical}]
asymmetrical
1: characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components [syn: {asymmetric}] [ant: {symmetrical}] 2: irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dres...
asymmetrically
1: in an asymmetrical manner; "they were asymmetrically arranged" [syn: {unsymmetrically}] [ant: {symmetrically}]
asymmetry
1: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: {imbalance}] [ant: {symmetry}]
asymptomatic
1: having no symptoms of illness or disease [syn: {symptomless}]
asymptote
1: a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"
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asymptotic
1: relating to or of the nature of an asymptote; "an asymptotic function"
asynchronism
1: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchrony}, {desynchronization}, {desynchronisation}, {desynchron...
asynchronous
1: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data...
asynchronous operation
1: operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events [ant: {synchronous operation}]
asynchronous transfer mode
1: a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data; "ATM is used for both LAN and WAN" [syn: {ATM}]
asynchrony
1: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchronism}, {desynchronization}, {desynchronisation}, {desynchr...
asynclitism
1: the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle [syn: {obliquity}]
asyndetic
1: lacking conjunctions [ant: {syndetic}]
asynergia
1: absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously [syn: {asynergy}]
asynergic
1: of or relating to the state of asynergy; lacking synergy
asynergy
1: absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously [syn: {asynergia}]
asystole
1: absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually t...
At
1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: {astatine}, {atomic number 85}] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip
at a loss
1: filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: {at a loss(p)}, {nonplused}, {nonplussed}, {puzzled}] adv : below cost; "sold...
at a low price
1: for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" [syn: {for a song}, {for a bargain price}]
at a lower place
1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: {below}, {to a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above}]
at a premium
1: of high value (usually because of scarcity) or above par value; "they were forced to buy it back at a premium"
at a time
1: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: {at once}, {at one time}]
at all
1: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly" [syn: {in the least}, {the least bit}]
at all costs
1: regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" [syn: {at any cost}, {at any expense}]
at any cost
1: regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any expense}]
at any expense
1: regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any cost}]
at any rate
1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it...
at bay
1: forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {cornered}, {trapped}, {treed}]
at best
1: under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the money" [syn: {at the best}] [ant: {at worst}]
at bottom
1: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of appearance}]
at close range
1: very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed" [syn: {close up}]
at ease
1: without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion" [syn: {relaxed}] [ant: {tense}] 2: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done ...
at fault
1: deserving blame; "admitted to being at fault"
at first
1: at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange" [syn: {initially}, {ab initio}, {at the start}]
at first blush
1: as a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed attractive" [syn: {when first seen}]
at first glance
1: immediately; "it was love at first sight" [syn: {at first sight}]
at first sight
1: immediately; "it was love at first sight" [syn: {at first glance}]
at full speed
1: without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn: {lickety split}, {lickety cut}, {with a rush}]
at hand
1: close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}] 2: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgmen...
at heart
1: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of appearance}]
at home
1: a reception held in your own home adv : on the home team's field; "they played at home last night"
at issue
1: now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]
at large
1: considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better" [syn: {as a whole(ip)}, {at large(ip)}, {in general(ip)}] 2: having...
at last
1: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at long last}]
at least
1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at a...
at leisure
1: idle; between jobs; (euphemism for `unemployed') [syn: {at leisure(p)}] adv : in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely" [syn: {leisurel...
at length
1: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived" [syn: {finally}, {eventually}] 2: in a lengthy or prolix manner; "the argument went on lengthily"; "she talked at l...
at liberty
1: not under constraint of any kind; "sailors at liberty while their ship is in port"; "you are at liberty to go" [syn: {at liberty(p)}, {unconstrained}] 2: having escaped, especially from confinement...
at loggerheads
1: in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
at long last
1: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at last}]
at most
1: not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch" [syn: {at the most}] [ant: {at least}, {at least}]
at odds
1: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at odds(p)}, {conflicting}, {contradictory},...
at once
1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"...
at one time
1: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: {at a time}, {at once}] 2: at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: {once}, {formerly}, {erstwhile}, {erst}]
at peace
1: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}]
at present
1: at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" [syn: {now}]
at random
1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {every whi...
at rest
1: in a state of repose or especially sleep [syn: {at rest(a)}] 2: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}] ad...
at sea
1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mix...
at that place
1: in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there" [syn: {there}, {in that location}] [ant: {here}]
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