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as⋅tral
[as-truh
l] 
–adjective
| 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. |
Related forms:
as⋅tral⋅ly, adverb
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| as·tral (ās'trəl) 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
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.Astral
As"tral\, a. 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an aster; as, astral rays; astral sphere. 2. (Theosophy) Consisting of, belonging to, or designating, a kind of supersensible substance alleged to be next above the tangible world in refinement; as, astral spirits; astral bodies of persons; astral current.
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astral
1605, from L.L. astralis, from L. astrum "star," from Gk. astron.
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Main Entry: as·tral
Pronunciation: 'as-tr&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a mitotic or meiotic aster
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astral as·tral (ās'trəl)
adj.
- Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
- Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; having the shape of an astrosphere; star-shaped.
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| astral (ās'trəl) Pronunciation Key
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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