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acousma: "In Pythagoreanism: any one of a collection of maxims, precepts, or propositions, often cryptic in nature, accepted on authority without supporting justification or proof. Frequently in plural Compare acousmatic", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Stanley (1625–1678), poet and classical scholar. Originally in plural from post-classical Latin acousmata or its etymon ancient Greek ἀκούσματα, plural of ἄκουσμα anything heard, rumour, report, oral instruction from ἀκούειν to hear + -μα.
acousma: "In Pythagoreanism: any one of a collection of maxims, precepts, or propositions, often cryptic in nature, accepted on authority without supporting justification or proof. Frequently in plural Compare acousmatic", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Stanley (1625–1678), poet and classical scholar. Originally in plural from post-classical Latin acousmata or its etymon ancient Greek ἀκούσματα, plural of ἄκουσμα anything heard, rumour, report, oral instruction from ἀκούειν to hear + -μα.
aeroponics: "A plant-cultivation technique in which the roots hang suspended in the air while nutrient solution is delivered to them in the form of a fine mist", 1950s: blend of aero- and hydroponics.
addend: "A number which is added to another", Late 17th century: from Latin addendus 'to be added', gerundive of addere (see add).
astrocytoma: "A tumour of the central nervous system that is composed of astrocytes, varying in degree of malignancy", Early 20th cent. From astrocyte + -oma.
albify: "†To make white; to whiten ( obsolete ). Also without object: to become or turn white", Late 16th cent. From post-classical Latin albificare to make white from classical Latin albus white + -ficāre.
acarus: "A mite or tick; specifically (in later use) a mite of the genus Acarus (family Acaridae). Also (in form Acarus): the genus itself", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (c1605–1659). From post-classical Latin acarus from ancient Greek ἄκαρι mite from ἀκαρής minute, too short for cutting from ἀ- + καρ-, aorist stem of κείρειν to cut.
aerobiotic: "= aerobic", Late 19th cent. From aero- + -biotic. Compare slightly earlier aerobic and later aerobiosis.
aeroacoustic: "Of or relating to aeroacoustics", 1960s. From aero- + acoustic. Compare slightly later aeroacoustics.
absumption: "The process of gradually destroying something, or of wasting away", Early 17th cent. From classical Latin absūmptiōn-, absūmptiō action of using up or spending (2nd or 3rd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also destruction, wasting away from absūmpt-, past participial stem of absūmere + -iō.
abiotrophy: "Premature degeneration of cells or tissue (now usually within the central nervous system), especially when hereditary or otherwise independent of external factors; an instance of this; any condition characterized by this", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in William Richard Gowers (1845–1915), physician. From a- + Hellenistic Greek βιοτρόϕος life-sustaining (from ancient Greek βίο- + -τροϕος, combining form from an ablaut variant of the base of τρέϕειν to nourish: see tropho-) + -y. See quot. 1902.
acta: "With plural concord. A register of transactions, decrees, proceedings, etc.; official records", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Eclectic Review. From classical Latin ācta, plural of āctum.
algorism stone: "A counter used to perform calculations, especially as part of an abacus", Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator.
abundante cautela: "= ex abundante cautela", Early 18th cent. Shortened from ex abundante cautela.
asteroseismologist: "An expert in or student of asteroseismology", 1990s; earliest use found in Science. From ancient Greek ἀστερο-, combining form of ἀστήρ star + seismologist, after asteroseismology.
alligate: "To perform alligation", Mid 16th cent. From classical Latin alligāt-, past participial stem of alligāre to bind to from al-, variant of ad- + ligāre.
algometric: "= algesimetric", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Havelock Ellis (1859–1939), writer and sexologist. From algometry + -ic: see -metric.
abbacy: "The office or period of office of an abbot or abbess", Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin abbacia, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot).
allaesthesia: "A condition in which a sensation is referred to a location other than that to which the sensory stimulus was applied or presented, often to the same place on the opposite side of the body", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Gould (1848–1922). From allo- + -aesthesia, after French allesthésie.
aerobat (1): "A person who performs aerobatics", 1920s; earliest use found in Notes and Queries. From aero- + -bat.