English dictionary: words starting with a - page 209

noun

The direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.

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However, the clusters involved neighboring tree crowns that were progressively shorter in height in…

noun

The direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.

Usage examples:

However, the clusters involved neighboring tree crowns that were progressively shorter in height in…

noun

A member of the indigenous people dominant in mexico before the spanish conquest of the 16th century.

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And after his conquest of the aztecs, mexico city was built on the ruins of tenochtitlan.

adjective

Relating to or denoting the aztecs or their language.

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These migrating groups of people brought with them the aztec language and culture, both of which pe…

noun

A slight stomach illness while travelling, caused by eating things that you do not usually eat or something that is not safe to eat

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The aztec two-step usually refers to diarrhoea affecting tourists in mexico or south america who la…

noun

A member of the indigenous people dominant in mexico before the spanish conquest of the 16th century.

Usage examples:

And after his conquest of the aztecs, mexico city was built on the ruins of tenochtitlan.

adjective

Relating to or denoting the aztecs or their language.

Usage examples:

These migrating groups of people brought with them the aztec language and culture, both of which pe…

adjective

Bright blue in colour like a cloudless sky.

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Thin streaks of cloud trailed across an azure sky

noun

A bright blue colour.

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A flash of azure drew my eye to a kingfisher

adjective

(of an organic structure) single; not existing in pairs.

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In wild-type and azygous fruit, tbg6 mrna levels were high in the early stages of development, but …