Webster's Dictionary 1913

6805

Astroite

As″tro‐ite (�), n. [L. astroites: cf. F. astroite.] A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. [Written also astrite and astrion.]

6806

Astrolabe

As″tro‐labe (ăs″trō̍‐lāb), n. [OE. astrolabie, astrilabe, OF. astrelabe, F. astrolabe, LL. astrolabium, fr. Gr. αστρολἄβον; ἄστρον star + �, �, to take.] 1. (Astron.) An instrum...

6807

Astrolater

As‐trol″a‐ter (�), n. A worshiper of the stars. Morley.

6808

Astrolatry

As‐trol″a‐try (�), n. [Astro- + Gr. � service, worship: cf. F. astrolâtrie.] The worship of the stars.

6809

Astrolithology

As′tro‐li‐thol″o‐gy (�), n. [Astro- + lithology.] The science of aërolites.

6810

Astrologer

As‐trol″o‐ger (�), n. [See Astrology.] 1. One who studies the stars; an astronomer.2. One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situat...

6811

Astrologian

As′tro‐lo″gi‐an (�), n. [OF. astrologien.] An astrologer.

6812

Astrologic

{ As′tro‐log″ic (�), As′tro‐log″ic‐al (�), } a. [Gr. αστρολογικὄσ.] Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology. “Astrologic learning.” Hudibras. “Astrolog...

6813

Astrologize

As‐trol″o‐gize (�), v. t. & i. To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.

6814

Astrology

As‐trol″o‐gy (ăs‐trŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. αστρολογἴα, fr. αστρολὄγοσ astronomer, astrologer; αστἤρ star + λόγοσ discourse, λέγειν to speak. See St...

6815

Astromantic

As′tro‐man″tic (�), a. Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic. Dr. H. More.

6816

Astrometeorology

As′tro‐me′te‐or‐ol″o‐gy (�), n. [Astro- + meteorology.] The investigation of the relation between the sun, moon, and stars, and the weather. — As′‐tro‐me′te‐or′o‐log″ic‐al (�), ...

6817

Astrometer

As‐trom″e‐ter (�), n. [Astro- + meter.] An instrument for comparing the relative amount of the light of stars.

6818

Astrometry

As‐trom″e‐try (�), n. [Astro- + metry.] The art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes.

6819

Astronomer

As‐tron″o‐mer (�), n. [See Astronomy.] 1. An astrologer. Shak.2. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by w...

6820

Astronomian

As′tro‐no″mi‐an (�), n. [OE. & OF. astronomien. See Astronomy.] An astrologer.

6821

Astronomic

As′tro‐nom″ic (�), a. Astronomical.

6822

Astronomical

As′tro‐nom″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), a. [L. astronomicus, Gr. αστρονομικὄσ: cf. F. astronomique.] Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy....

6823

Astronomize

As‐tron″o‐mize, v. i. To study or to talk astronomy.They astronomized in caves.Sir T. Browne.

6824

Astronomy

As‐tron″o‐my (�), n. [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. �, fr. � astronomer; αστἤρ star + � to distribute, regulate. See Star, and Nomad.] 1. Astrology.Not f...

6825

Astrophel

As″tro‐phel (�), n. See Astrofel.

6826

Astrophotography

As′tro‐pho‐tog″ra‐phy (�), n. [Astro- + photography.] The application of photography to the delineation of the sun, moon, and stars.

6827

Astrophotometer

As′tro‐pho‐tom″e‐ter (?), n. [Pref. astro- + photometer.] (Astron.) A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.

6828

Astrophotometry

As′tro‐pho‐tom″e‐try (?), n.(Astron.) The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the sun, moon, and planets. — As′tro‐pho′to‐met″ric‐al (#), a.

6829

Astrophysical

As′tro‐phys″ic‐al (�), a. Pertaining to the physics of astronomical science.

6830

Astrophysics

As′tro‐phys″ics (?), n. [Astro- + physics.] (Astron.) The science treating of the physical characteristics of the stars and other heavenly bodies, their chemical constitution, l...

6831

Astrophyton

‖As‐troph″y‐ton (�), n. [Astro- + Gr. φυτον a plant.] (Zoöl.) A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.