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3. archēr, -iēr n.
Additional spellings:
archier
25 quotations in 2 senses
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One who is trained in the use of bow and arrow: (a) a soldier armed with a bow or longbow, longbowman, archer; also, crossbowman [quot. 1509]; archers and arblasters, longbowmen and crossbowmen; (b)……
6. ascensiǒun n.
33 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The ascent of Christ to heaven; the Ascension; ascensioun dai, dai of ascensioun; (b) the feast day [forty days after Easter] commemorating the Ascension; ascensioun dai, ascensioun eve(n, the……
15. concavitẹ̄ n.
12 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Anat. Any hollow or concave part, such as a cavity (of the womb), canal (of the ear), recess (of a wound), sinus (of the liver); (b) Astron. the surface of a celestial sphere.
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16. conjuncciǒun n.
31 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The act or process of joining, combining, or uniting two or more things; the fact of being joined or united, a union; (b) sexual union or intercourse; (c) a juncture or joint.
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17. constellāciǒun n.
25 quotations in 2 senses
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Astron. (a) A constellation of fixed stars; (b) position or elevation (of the sun).
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19. cristallīn(e adj.
Additional spellings:
cristalline
21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Clear, unclouded; bright, reflecting light; (b) astron. heven cristallin, cristallin heven, the crystalline sphere, a clear heaven variously placed by various astronomers; (c) anat. cristallin……
20. declināciǒun n.
14 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A hanging downward; (b) deterioration, degeneration.
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