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aegis


aegis

protection; support; sponsorship; auspices: The fundraising event was under the aegis of the Literary Arts Society.
Not to be confused with:ages – epochs, eras, periods: Human nature has not changed a great deal throughout the ages.

ae·gis

also e·gis E0055500 (ē′jĭs)n.1. Protection: a child whose welfare is now under the aegis of the courts.2. Sponsorship; patronage: a concert held under the aegis of the parents' association.3. Guidance, direction, or control: "the Mamelukes, the warrior caste that ruled Egypt under the distant aegis of the Turkish sultan" (David A. Bell).4. Greek Mythology The goatskin shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena. Athena's shield carried at its center the head of Medusa.
[Latin, from Greek aigis, goatskin, skin shield, aegis, from aix, aig-, goat.]

aegis

(ˈiːdʒɪs) or

egis

n1. sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)2. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the shield of Zeus, often represented in art as a goatskin[C18: from Latin, from Greek aigis shield of Zeus, perhaps related to aig-, stem of aix goat]

ae•gis

or e•gis

(ˈi dʒɪs)

n. 1. sponsorship; auspices: a concert under the aegis of the Women's Club. 2. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon. 3. protection; support: under the imperial aegis. [1695–1705; < Latin < Greek aigís]
Thesaurus
Noun1.aegis - kindly endorsement and guidanceaegis - kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"auspices, protectionendorsement, indorsement - the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"
2.aegis - armor plate that protects the chestaegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirassbreastplate, egisarmor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy firebody armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole bodyplastron - a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail

aegis

noun support, backing, wing, favour, protection, shelter, sponsorship, patronage, advocacy, auspices, guardianship The space programme will continue under the aegis of the armed forces.

aegis

nounAid or support given by a patron:auspice (often used in plural), backing, patronage, patronization, sponsorship.
Translations
Ägideégideegida
IdiomsSeeunder the aegis of

aegis


aegis

(ē`jĭs), in Greek mythology, weapon of Zeus and Athena. It possessed the power to terrify and disperse the enemy or to protect friends. The aegis was usually described as a garment made of goatskin slung over the shoulder or as a piece of armor. The aegis of Athena was a breastplate covered with goatskin and bordered with snakes, bearing in the center the head of the Gorgon MedusaMedusa
, in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. She was once a beautiful woman, but she offended Athena, who changed her hair into snakes and made her face so hideous that all who looked at her were turned to stone.
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aegis

protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary]See: Protection

aegis

(sometimes US), egis Greek myth the shield of Zeus, often represented in art as a goatskin

AEGIS

(operating system)A Unix variant that was used on Apolloworkstations before Apollo was bought by Hewlett Packard.AEGIS has some advantages over standard BSD or System VUnix. It includes faster file access and a richer commandset; there are commands to find out which process is runningon a particular node, which process is locking a particularfile, etc.

Aegis

(programming, tool)A CASE tool for project change management written by Peter Miller, with minor contributionsby a few others. Aegis is licensed using the GNU GPL but isnot a GNU project.

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aegis


aegis

Auspices, patronage, protection, sponsorship.

AEGIS

Cardiology AlternativE Graft Investigational Study. One of two clinical studies (AEGIS/Canada and AEGIS/US) assessing the use of a prosthetic coronary graft—the Aria™ graft—for use in the 15% of patients who undergo repeat coronary revascularisation due to restenosis and need alternative conduits, as pre-existing conditions(e.g., diabetes) and vasculopathies limit the availability of suitable autogenous vessels.
MedspeakUK ADROIT Electronically Generated Information Service. A UK service that provides its subscribing organisations with access to adverse drug reaction data from the MHRA’s ADROIT (Adverse Drug Reaction On-line Information Tracking) database.

AEGIS


AcronymDefinition
AEGIS[not an acronym] US Navy phased array radar-based combat system (Aegis is the Greek word for Shield)
AEGISAIDS Education Global Information Service
AEGISAdvanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System
AEGISAlien Exterminating Global Intercept System (anime)
AEGISAirborne Early Warning Ground Environment Integration Segment (European System)
AEGISATM European Group for Improvement of Scenarios
AEGISAdvanced Electronic Guided Interceptor System
AEGISAntimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy
AEGISAppropriate and Effective Guidance for Information Security
AEGISAssessment of Effectiveness of Geologic Isolation System
AEGISAdvisory Experts Group on Inherent Safety

aegis


  • noun

Synonyms for aegis

noun support

Synonyms

  • support
  • backing
  • wing
  • favour
  • protection
  • shelter
  • sponsorship
  • patronage
  • advocacy
  • auspices
  • guardianship

Synonyms for aegis

noun aid or support given by a patron

Synonyms

  • auspice
  • backing
  • patronage
  • patronization
  • sponsorship

Synonyms for aegis

noun kindly endorsement and guidance

Synonyms

  • auspices
  • protection

Related Words

  • endorsement
  • indorsement

noun armor plate that protects the chest

Synonyms

  • breastplate
  • egis

Related Words

  • armor plate
  • armor plating
  • armour plate
  • plate armor
  • plate armour
  • body armor
  • body armour
  • cataphract
  • coat of mail
  • suit of armor
  • suit of armour
  • plastron
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