asthenosphere
— Noun
– English
～ the lower layer of the crust
astheny
— Noun
– English
～ an abnormal loss of strength
asthma
— Noun
– English
～ respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
asthmatic
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to breathing with a whistling sound
asthmatic
— Noun
– English
～ a person suffering from asthma; "she is a chronic asthmatic"; "the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic"
astigmatic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images
astigmatism
— Noun
– English
～ (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
astigmatism
— Noun
– English
～ (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
astigmia
— Noun
– English
～ (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point
astigmia
— Noun
– English
～ (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
astilbe
— Noun
– English
～ any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
astir
— Adjective
– English
～ out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"
astir
— Adjective
– English
～ on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
astomatal
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking a stoma or stomata
astomatous
— Adjective
– English
～ having no mouth or mouthlike opening
astonied
— Adjective
– English
～ filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
astonish
— Verb
– English
～ affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
astonished
— Adjective
– English
～ filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
astonishing
— Adjective
– English
～ surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
astonishing
— Adjective
– English
～ so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"