English to English Dictionary

Astronomy

The branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

Astrophysical

Relating to astrophysics or the physics of celestial bodies.

Astrophysicist

A scientist who studies the physical properties and behavior of celestial bodies and the universe.

Astrophysics

The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical properties and processes of celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.

Astroturfing

The deceptive practice of presenting orchestrated, corporate-, or government-sponsored campaigns as if they were spontaneous, grassroots movements of concerned citizens, often observed within online communities.

Astute

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

Astuteness

The ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

Asylum

The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.

Asymmetrical

Having parts fail to correspond to each other in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

Asymptote

A line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance.

Asymptotic

Relating to or being an asymptote; approaching a given curve or quantity arbitrarily closely as the independent variable tends to infinity.

Asyndetic

Characterized by the absence of conjunctions between parts of a sentence.