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Webster 1913 Edition
Astral
1.
Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.
Shines only with an
astral
luster. I. Taylor.
Some
astral
forms I must invoke by prayer. Dryden.
Astral lamp
, an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped reservoir in which the oil is contained.
– Astral spirits
, spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the aërial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.
Webster 1828 Edition
Astral
AS'TRAL
,Adj.
Belonging to the stars; starry.
Definition 2024
astral
astral
English
Adjective
astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)
- Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
- John Dryden
- Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer.
- John Dryden
- (biology) Relating to an aster.
- astral rays; astral sphere
- (parapsychology, theosophy) Relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible to certain gifted individuals.
Synonyms
- (relating to stars): starly
Derived terms
Terms derived from astral
Related terms
Terms etymologically related to astral
Translations
relating to or resembling the stars
relating to a supposed supersensible substance
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External links
- astral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- astral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.tʁal/
Adjective
astral m (feminine singular astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)
German
Etymology
From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
astral (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of astral
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist astral | sie ist astral | es ist astral | sie sind astral | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | astraler | astrale | astrales | astrale |
| genitive | astralen | astraler | astralen | astraler | |
| dative | astralem | astraler | astralem | astralen | |
| accusative | astralen | astrale | astrales | astrale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der astrale | die astrale | das astrale | die astralen |
| genitive | des astralen | der astralen | des astralen | der astralen | |
| dative | dem astralen | der astralen | dem astralen | den astralen | |
| accusative | den astralen | die astrale | das astrale | die astralen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein astraler | eine astrale | ein astrales | (keine) astralen |
| genitive | eines astralen | einer astralen | eines astralen | (keiner) astralen | |
| dative | einem astralen | einer astralen | einem astralen | (keinen) astralen | |
| accusative | einen astralen | eine astrale | ein astrales | (keine) astralen | |