Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 103
Asymmetry (n.) Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
Asymmetry (n.) (Math.) Incommensurability. [Obs.] -- Barrow.
Asymmetry (n.) (Mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry].
Asymptomatic (a.) (Med.) 【醫】無症狀的 Showing no symptoms of disease.
Syn: symptomless.
Asymptomatic (a.) Having no symptoms of illness or disease [syn: asymptomatic, symptomless].
Asymptote (n.) (Math.) A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance.
Asymptote (n.) A straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve".
Asynartete (a.) Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. -- A*syn"ar*tet"ic, a.
Asynartete verse (Pros.), A verse of two members, having different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
Asyndetic (a.) Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions. -- As`yn*det"ic*al*ly, adv.
Asyndetic (a.) Lacking conjunctions [ant: syndetic].
Asyndeton (n.) (Rhet.) A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I conquered. It stands opposed to polysyndeton.
Asyndeton (n.) The omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used.
Asystole (n.) (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
Asystole (n.) Absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death [syn: asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest].
Asystolism (n.) The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
At (prep.) Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at. It expresses:
At (prep.) A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land.
At (prep.) The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at risk; at disadvantage.
At (prep.) The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except at puns.
At (prep.) The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at 80? goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.
At (prep.) The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
At (prep.) The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands.
At (prep.) Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.
At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, At once, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase and syn.), Length, Once, etc.
At it, busily or actively engaged.
At least. See Least and However.
At one. See At one, in the Vocabulary.
Syn: In, At.
Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made prominent in is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. "An English king was crowned at Paris." --Macaulay. "Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712." -- J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of July 5th, in the year 1775.
At (n.) A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85].
At (n.) 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos.
AT, () Advanced Technology (IBM, PC)
At, () Commercial at.
At, () The country code for Austria.
IBM PC AT
AT
PC AT
("Advanced Technology") A version of the IBM PC, released in Aug 1984 with an Intel 80286 processor, a 16-bit bus, a medium-speed hard disk and a 1.2 megabyte floppy disk drive. It had a larger case than the PC, which allowed it to accept "{tall cards".
The AT keyboard corrected the PC's non-standard placement of the return and left shift keys but shortened the backspace key, making it harder to reach. (1995-03-01)
Atabal (n.) A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors. -- Croly.
Atacamite (n.) (Min.) An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.
Atafter (prep.) After. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Compare: Yataghan
Yataghan (n.) A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.] -- Chaucer.
Ataghan (n.) See Yataghan.
Atake (v. t.) To overtake. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Ataman (n.) A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
Ataraxia (n.) Alt. of Ataraxy
Ataraxy (n.) Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.
Ataraxia (n.) Peace of mind.
Ataunt (adv.) Alt. of Ataunto
Ataunto (adv.) (Naut.) Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or set right.
Atavic (a.) Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism.
Atavism (n.) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form.
Atavism (n.) (Biol.) The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.
Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call atavism, or reversion to an ancestral type of character. -- J. Fiske
Atavism (n.) Recurrence of or reversion to a past style, outlook, approach, or manner.
Atavism (n.) A reappearance of an earlier characteristic [syn: atavism, reversion, throwback].
Ataxia (n.) Alt. of Ataxy
Ataxy (n.) Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Ataxy (n.) (Med.) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
Ataxy (n.) (Med.) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition. [Archaic]
Ataxy (n.) (Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles, especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a staggering gait. See also locomotor ataxia, an ataxia which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements.
Syn: ataxy
Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor.
Ataxia (n.) Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: ataxia, ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia].
Ataxic (a.) (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a want of coordinating power in movements.
Ataxic fever, Malignant typhus fever. -- Pinel.
Ataxic (a.) lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia [syn: ataxic, atactic].
Atazir (n.) (Astron.) The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Ate () the preterit of Eat.
Ate (n.) The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.
-ate () As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -ed; as, situate or situated; animate or animated.
-ate () As the ending of a verb, it means to make, to cause, to act, etc.; as, to propitiate (to make propitious); to animate (to give life to).
-ate () As a noun suffix, it marks the agent; as, curate, delegate. It also sometimes marks the office or dignity; as, tribunate.
-ate () In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end -ic (excepting binary or halogen acids); as, sulphate from sulphuric acid, nitrate from nitric acid, etc. It is also used in the case of certain basic salts.
Atechnic (a.) Without technical or artistic knowledge.
Ateles (n.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey, and Coaita.
Atelier (n.) A workshop; a studio.
Atellan (a.) Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald.
Atellan (n.) A farcical drama performed at Atella.
Atencingo (n.) 墨西哥普埃布拉州阿天欽哥市 Villa de Atencingo (also called Atencingo), is part of the municipality of Chietla, in the state of Puebla. It is the largest population of the municipality, as it has 15,768 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Matamoros Valley region. Atencingo means "Place by the water".
From 1920 to 1962 Atencingo was only administered by inspectors of the municipality, from 1962 to 2010 he was in charge of auxiliary inspection and on December 2, 2010 - today as Villa Atencingo.
Athalamous (a.) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the thallus of certain lichens.
Athamaunt (n.) Adamant.
Athanasian (a.) 亞他那修的 Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century.
Athanasian creed (n.) 亞他那修信經 A formulary, confession, or exposition of faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles (5th century). It is a summary of what was called the orthodox faith.
Athanasian creed (n.) (Proper noun) 亞他那修信經（或譯亞大納西信經、阿塔拿修信經、亞大納修信經、亞大那西烏斯信經、亞達納修信經、阿塔納修斯信經；又稱得救經），是傳統基督教的三大信經之一，除有拉丁文版本外，尚有希臘文版本。[1]此信經比另外兩大信經在教義的闡述上更加清晰、詳細及嚴謹，且直接引用許多聖經用語。A summary of Christian doctrine formerly attributed to St. Athanasius, but probably dating from the 5th century.
Athanor (n.) A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.
Athecata (n. pl.) A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.
Atheism (n.) 無神論；不敬神 The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness. -- R. Hall.
Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. -- Shipley.
Atheism (n.) Godlessness.
Atheism (n.) The doctrine or belief that there is no God [syn: atheism, godlessness] [ant: theism].
Atheism (n.) A lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Atheist (n.) 無神論者 [C] One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
Atheist (n.) A godless person. [Obs.]
Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.
Note: See Infidel. Atheistic
Atheist (a.) Related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" [syn: atheist, atheistic, atheistical].
Atheist (n.) Someone who denies the existence of god.
Atheistic (a.) Alt. of Atheistical
Atheistical (a.) 無神論（者）的；不敬神的 Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books.
Atheistical explications of natural effects. -- Barrow.
Atheistical (a.) Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ness, n.
Atheistical (a.) Related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" [syn: atheist, atheistic, atheistical].
Atheistical (a.) Rejecting any belief in gods [syn: atheistic, atheistical, unbelieving].
Atheize (v. t.) To render atheistic or godless. [R.]
They endeavored to atheize one another. -- Berkeley.
Atheize (v. i.) To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist. [R.] -- A"the*i`zer, n. -- Cudworth.
Atheling (n.) An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. [Written also Adeling and [AE]theling.] Atheneum
Atheneums (n. pl. ) of Athenaeum.
Athenaea (n. pl. ) of Athenaeum.
Atheneum (n.) Alt. of Athenaeum.
Athenaeum (n.) (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.
Athenaeum (n.) A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.
Athenaeum (n.) A literary or scientific association or club.
Athenaeum (n.) A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.
Athenaeum (n.) A literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning [syn: athenaeum, atheneum].
Athenaeum (n.) A place where reading materials are available [syn: athenaeum, atheneum].
Athenian (a.) Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece.
Athenian (n.) A native or citizen of Athens.
Athenian (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants.
Athenian (a.) A resident of Athens.
Atheological (a.) Opposed to theology; atheistic. -- Bp. Montagu.
Atheology (n.) Antagonism to theology. -- Swift.
Atheous (a.) Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Atheous (a.) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic. -- Bp. of Carlisle.
Atherine (n.) (Zool.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species ({Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species ({Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides.
Athermancy (n.) Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. -- Tyndall.
Athermanous (a.) (Chem.) Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to diathermanous.
Athermous (a.) (Chem.) Athermanous.
Atheroid (a.) Shaped like an ear of grain.
Atheroma (n.) (Med.) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.
Atheroma (n.) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.
Atheroma (n.) A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow.
Atheromatous (a.) (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma. -- Wiseman.
Atheromatous (a.) Of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries" [syn: atheromatous, atheromatic].
Athetosis (n.) (Med.) A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Athetosis (n.) A continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts.
Athink (v. t.) To repent; to displease; to disgust.
Athirst (a.) （只作表語）渴的；渴望的 Wanting drink; thirsty.
Athirst (a.) Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing. "Athirst for battle." -- Cowper.
Athirst (a.) (Usually followed by `for') Extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}].
Athleisure (n.) 運動休閑，時髦又好搭配的運動服飾 A style of clothing worn as athletic apparel but also suitable for casual, everyday wear.
// Athleisure looks great whether you're working out or just running errands.
Athlete (n.) (Antiq.) [C] 運動員，體育家；身強力壯的人 One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
Athlete (n.) Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
Athlete (n.) One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.
Athlete (n.) A person trained to compete in sports [syn: {athlete}, {jock}].
Athlete (n.) A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
‘He had the broad-shouldered build of a natural athlete.’
Athlete (n.) (British) A person who takes part in competitive track and field events (athletics).
Athletic (a.) 運動的，體育的；運動員的，體育家的 [Z] [B]；體格健壯的；行動敏捷的；活躍的 Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports.
Athletic (a.) Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts. "Athletic soundness." -- South. -- {Ath*let"ic*al*ly}, adv.
Athletic (a.) Relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic facilities".
Athletic (a.) Vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: {acrobatic}, {athletic}, {gymnastic}].
Athletic (a.) Having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic build".
Athletically (adv.) 如運動競賽；似運動家地；強壯地；行動敏捷地；活躍地 See Athletic
Athletic (a.) Physically strong, fit, and active.
‘Big, muscular, athletic boys.’
Athletic (a.) [Attributive] Relating to athletes or athletics.
‘Athletic events.’
‘An athletic club.’
Athleticism (n.) 體育活動；熱愛體育 The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.
Athleticism (n.) Intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" [syn: {athleticism}, {strenuosity}].
Athleticism (n.) [Mass noun] The physical qualities that are characteristic of athletes, such as strength, fitness, and agility.
‘What he lacks in stature, he more than makes up for with speed and athleticism.’
Athletics (n.) 體育運動，競技 [G]；體育（課）[J] The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.
Athletics (n.) An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition [syn: {sport}, {athletics}].
Athletics (n.) A contest between athletes [syn: {athletic contest}, {athletic competition}, {athletics}].
Athletics (n.) Participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity.
Compare: Extracurricular
Extracurricular (a.) 課外的；業餘的；【口】婚外的 (Of an activity at a school or college) Pursued in addition to the normal course of study.
‘Extracurricular activities include sports, music, and gym clubs.’
Extracurricular (a.) [Humorous] Outside the normal routine, especially that provided by a job or marriage.
‘Harriet's extracurricular sweetheart.’
Athletics (n. pl.) (British) [Usually treated as singular] The sport of competing in track and field events, including running races and various competitions in jumping and throwing.
Athletics (n. pl.) [North American] Physical sports and games of any kind.
Athletism (n.) The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
Athletism (n.) Athleticism.
Athwart (prep.) 橫跨；逆，與……相反 Across; from side to side of.
Athwart the thicket lone. -- Tennyson.
Athwart (prep.) (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
Athwart hawse, Across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.
Athwart ships, Across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.
Athwart (adv.) 橫跨著，斜穿過，橫過；逆，相反 Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. -- Spenser.
Athwart (adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. -- Shak.
Athwart (adv.) At right angles to the center line of a ship.
Athwart (adv.) At an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart].
Atilt (adv.) In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust.
Atilt (adv.) In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised. [In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.]