| anast | Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text. |
| anast |
| anastalsis | (n) muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis, Ant. peristalsis |
| anastatica | (n) one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant, Syn. genus Anastatica |
| anastigmat | (n) compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images |
| anastigmatic | (adj) pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images), Syn. stigmatic |
| anastigmatic | (adj) not astigmatic, Syn. stigmatic, Ant. astigmatic |
| anastigmatic lens | (n) a lens designed to correct astigmatism |
| anastomose | (v) come together or open into each other, Syn. inosculate, Example: the blood vessels anastomose |
| anastomose | (v) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis, Syn. inosculate, Example: anastomose blood vessels |
| anastomosis | (n) a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous, Syn. inosculation |
| anastomotic | (adj) of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis |
| anastaltic | a. & n. [ Gr. |
| anastate | n. [ Gr. |
| anastatic | a. [ Gr. In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Anastatica | n. |
| anastigmat | n. |
| Anastigmatic | a. [ Pref. an-not + astigmatic. ] (Optics) Not astigmatic; free of astigmatism; -- pertaining to a lens or lens system, and used especially of a lens system which consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and sensibly free from astigmatism. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Anastomose | v. i. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Anastomosis | ‖n.; |
| Anastomotic | a. Of or pertaining to anastomosis. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Anastomus | n. |
| Anastomose { f } [ med. ] | anastomosis [Add to Longdo] |