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Assythment
n.
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Indemnification for injury; satisfaction.
Astacus
n.
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A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See Crawfish.
Astarboard
adv.
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Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.
Astart
v. t. & i.
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Same as Astert.
Astarte
n.
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A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.
Astate
n.
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Estate; state.
Astatic
a.
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Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction.
Astatically
adv.
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In an astatic manner.
Astaticism
n.
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The state of being astatic.
Astay
adv.
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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.
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Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.
Astel
n.
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An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads in a mine.
Aster
n.
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A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.
Aster
n.
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A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.
Asterias
n.
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A genus of echinoderms.
Asteriated
a.
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Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire.
Asteridian
a.
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Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea.
Asteridian
n.
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A starfish; one of the Asterioidea.
Asterioidea
n. pl.
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Alt. of Asteridea
Asteridea
n. pl.
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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.
Asterion
n.
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The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.
Asteriscus
n.
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The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes.
Asterisk
n.
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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.
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A constellation.
Asterism
n.
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A small cluster of stars.
Asterism
n.
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An asterisk, or mark of reference.
Asterism
n.
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Three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct attention to a particular passage.
Asterism
n.
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An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica.
Astern
adv.
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In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
Astern
adv.
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Behind a ship; in the rear.