单词 | astral |
释义 | astral (once / 3187 pages) adj Astral is starlike or having to do with stars. You may wear your hair in a spiky, astral style, resembling the Statue of Liberty's crown. Astrum is Latin for "star," and it shows up in lots of familiar English words: astronomy, asteroid, astrology, even in the name of a sports stadium, the Astrodome. Astral navigation, also called celestial navigation, is the technique of finding your way by the stars. Consult your horoscope to learn what the astral influences have in store for you. WORD FAMILYastral: astrally USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps Bessemer limited his exploration to the astral plane, not the canvas one. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) It is where the family’s vast wealth began with Astral Oil Works, which John D. Rockefeller later incorporated into Standard Oil. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) But a big break came last May, when Livio Lo Monaco, the Italian owner of a Spanish mattress company, donated his yacht, the Astral. New York Times(Nov 07, 2016) adj being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars an astral body Syn stellar |
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