English words starting with ae - page 1

Meanings of Aegirite:

noun

= aegirine .

Meanings of Aegis:

noun

The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Usage examples:

The negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the un

Meanings of Aegises:

noun

The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Usage examples:

The negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the un

Meanings of Aegisthus:

proper noun

The son of thyestes and lover of agamemnon's wife clytemnestra.

Meanings of Aegithognathism:

noun

The condition of being aegithognathous.

Meanings of Aegithognathous:

adjective

Designating a conformation of the bones of the palate typical of passerine birds, with the maxillopalatines separate and the vomer broad and truncated at the front; exhibiting such a palatal structure, which is found also in woodpeckers and swifts (formerly grouped with passerines in a division called aegithognathae).

Meanings of Aegophony:

noun

In auscultation of the chest: vocal resonance with a bleating or tremulous quality, occurring especially in cases of pleural effusion.

Meanings of Aegrotat:

noun

A certificate stating that a university student is too ill to attend an examination.

Usage examples:

He didn't look at all unwell, so if we get an aegrotat request i will be skeptical.

Meanings of Aeluroid:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the division or superfamily aeluroidea of the mammalian order carnivora, comprising the cat family felidae and allied families; characteristic of this division or superfamily. compare "arctoid".

noun

A mammal of the division or superfamily aeluroidea.

Meanings of Aeneas:

proper noun

A trojan leader, son of anchises and aphrodite, and legendary ancestor of the romans. when troy fell to the greeks he escaped and after wandering for many years eventually reached italy. the story of his voyage is recounted in virgil's aeneid.

Meanings of Aeneid:

proper noun

A latin epic poem in twelve books by virgil which relates the travels and experiences of aeneas after the fall of troy.

Meanings of Aeneous:

adjective

Resembling brass in colour or lustre; brassy.

Meanings of Aenigmatite:

noun

A titanium-containing mineral occurring as long prismatic crystals of a black or dark brown colour, typically as a constituent of pegmatites.

Meanings of Aeolian:

adjective

Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.

Usage examples:

Fluvial and aeolian sediments

Meanings of Aeolic:

adjective

Of or relating to aeolia or to the aeolians or their language; aeolian.

noun

Any of a group of ancient greek dialects, including those of aeolia, lesbos, thessaly, and boeotia.

Meanings of Aeolid:

noun

A marine nudibranch mollusc of the suborder aeolidacea, characterized by club-shaped cerata on the dorsal side of the body.

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the suborder aeolidacea.

Meanings of Aeoline:

noun

An early form of harmonium.

Meanings of Aeolipile:

noun

An experimental or educational device comprising a container which can be filled with steam or other heated vapour which escapes through one or more narrow apertures with sufficient force to cause the container to rotate.

Meanings of Aeolism:

noun

A style or idiom characteristic of or restricted to the aeolic dialects of greek.

Meanings of Aeolist:

noun

A derogatory term for: a person who claims to speak with divine inspiration or who behaves as if inspired.

Meanings of Aeolistic:

adjective

Long-winded.

Meanings of Aeolotropic:

adjective

Anisotropic.

Meanings of Aeolotropy:

noun

Anisotropy.

Meanings of Aeolus:

proper noun

The god of the winds.

Meanings of Aeon:

noun

An indefinite and very long period of time.

Usage examples:

He reached the crag aeons before i arrived