Helen Fenton

Astrolabe: Definition and part of speech

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Astrolabe

  1. n. A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere.
  2. n. An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Astraean: Definition and part of speech

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Astraean

  1. n. A coral of the family Astraeidae; a star coral.
  2. a. Pertaining to the genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Astragal: Definition and part of speech

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Astragal

  1. n. A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.
  2. n. A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.