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adj. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia cosmonaut.
Syn. -- spaceman, cosmonaut [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to astronautics.
Syn. -- astronautical [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to astronautics.
Syn. -- astronautic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The theory and practice of navigation through the upper atmosphere or outer space; the science of travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. navigating according to the positions of the stars.
Syn. -- celestial navigation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Astronomy. ] 1. An astrologer. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ]

An undevout astronomer is mad. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. & OF. astronomien. See Astronomy. ] An astrologer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Astronomical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. astronomicus, Gr. 'astronomiko`s: cf. F. astronomique. ] Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy. -- As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Astronomical clock. See under Clock. --
Astronomical day. See under Day. --
Astronomical fractions,
Astronomical numbers. See under Sexagesimal. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] To study or to talk astronomy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They astronomized in caves. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; astronomer; 'asth`r star + &unr_; to distribute, regulate. See Star, and Nomad. ] 1. Astrology. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
And yet methinks I have astronomy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. [ 1913 Webster ]

Physical astronomy. See under Physical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the area comprising the islands of central and S Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Austronesia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Entoplastra [ Ento- + plastron. ] (Anat.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Epiplastra [ Pref. epi- + plastron. ] (Anat.) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. gastronome, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; law, &unr_; to distribute. ] One fond of good living; an epicure. Sir W. Scott.

/mhw>, a. [ Cf. F. gastronomique. ] Pertaining to gastromony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gastromomer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. gastronomie. ] The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now let the headstrong boy my will control. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. Dryden.

Syn. -- Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; untractable; stubborn; unruly; venturesome; heady. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Obstinacy. [ R. ] Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hyo- + plastron. ] (Zool.) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hypoplastra [ Pref. hypo- + plastron. ] (Anat.) The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyposternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. peri` about + 'a`stron a star. ] (Astron.) That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster. ] 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Strand; beach. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Stronger superl. Strongest ] [ AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. sträng strict, severe. Cf. Strength, Stretch, String. ] 1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. [ 1913 Webster ]

That our oxen may be strong to labor. Ps. cxliv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orses the strong to greater strength must yield. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her mother, ever strong against that match. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. Heb. v. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief. [ 1913 Webster ]

15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears. Heb. v. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination. [ 1913 Webster ]

I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song,
As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. E. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

18. (Stock Exchange) Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market. [ 1913 Webster ]

19. (Gram.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak. (b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. F. A. March. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong verb; -- called also old conjugation, or irregular conjugation, and distinguished from the weak conjugation or regular conjugation. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Strong is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed, strong-based, strong-bodied, strong-colored, strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed, strong-smelling, strong-voiced, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular; forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A box of rigid and durable construction fitted with a lock, used for the purpose of protecting valuable items, such as jewelry or money.
Syn. -- lockbox. [ PJC ]

n. Violence; force; power. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat strong. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully; firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected strongly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a vigorous mind; esp., having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; -- said of women. -- Strong"-mind`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. An acid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Zool.) Strongyloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. Strongylus the genus (from Gr. &unr_; round) + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n. A strongyloid worm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. strontia, fr. Strontian, in Argyleshire, Scotland, where strontianite was first found. ] (Chem.) An earth of a white color resembling lime in appearance, and baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal strontium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Strontia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Strontium carbonate, a mineral of a white, greenish, or yellowish color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms, but sometimes in prismatic crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to strontium; containing, or designating the compounds of, strontium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Strontic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Strontia. ] (Chem.) A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3. [ 1913 Webster ]

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‖n.; pl. Xiphiplastra [ NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron. ] (Anat.) The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also xiphisternum. [ 1913 Webster ]