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| 1. | pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped. |
| 2. | Biology. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling an aster; having a discoid, radiate flower head. |
| 3. | Theosophy. noting a supersensible substance pervading all space and forming the substance of a second body (astral body) belonging to each individual. It accompanies the individual through life, is able to leave the human body at will, and survives the individual after death. |
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Astral
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adj.
[Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum, star, from Greek astron; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.] as'tral·ly adv. |
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astral
1605, from L.L. astralis, from L. astrum "star," from Gk. astron.
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| astral | |
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| being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light" [syn: stellar] |
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Relating to or coming from the stars; stellar. |
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Astral language
A programming language based on Pascal, never implemented.
["ASTRAL: A Structured and Unified Approach to Database Design and Manipulation", T. Amble et al, in Proc of the Database Architecture Conf, Venice, June 1979].
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Astral
As"tral\, a. [L. astralis, fr. astrum star, Gr. ?: cf. F. astral. See Star.] Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike. Shines only with an astral luster. --I. Taylor. Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer. --Dryden. Astral lamp, an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped reservoir in which the oil is contained. Astral spirits, spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the a["e]rial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Astral
Dis*as"ter\, n. [F. d['e]sastre; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See Aster, Astral, Star.]1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [Obs.] Disasters in the sun. --Shak. 2. An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat The stronger. --Longfellow. Syn: Calamity; misfortune; mishap; mischance; visitation; misadventure; ill luck. See Calamity.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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