Astel

as'tel, n. (Mining.) A ceiling of boards, to protect persons in a mine. Aster, as'tSr, n, (Bot.) A genus of plants with radiated compound flowers. [Gr., 6tar. — As'terisk, «. The mark [*] in printing and writing. [Gr. aster is kos, dim. of aster.] — As'terism, -izm, n. A small cluster of stars. (Printing.) Three asterisks [***] directing attention to a particular pa age, tpr. aster is mos, f aster.] — As'teroid, n. (Astron.) One of the small planets revolving between Mars and Jupiter. [Gr. eidos, form.] —Asteroid 'al, a. Pert. to, etc. — As'tral, a. Belonging to the stars; starry. — As'tra! Lamp, n. An Argand lamp having the oil in a flattened ring. — Astrog'raphy, n. A de- — script i on of the stars. [Gr. grapKein, to describe.] Astrog'eny, -troj'-, n. The creation or evolutions of the heavens. [Gr. genos^ birth.] —As'trolabe, -lab, n. An instrument for taking the altitude of the sun — or stars at sea. [Gr. lamhanein, labein, to take.] Astrol'atry, n. Star-worship. [Gr. latreia, worship.] — Astrol'ogy, n. Science of predicting events — by the aspects of the stars. [Gr. logos, discourse.] or ink. then, boNboN, chair, get. 48 ASTESN 32 Judicial astrology pretended to foretell the iate of nations and individuals. — Natural (tstrology predicted events of nature, such as the weather, etc. — AstroKoger, -jer, n. One who pretends to foretell events, etc. — Astrologic, -lojlk, -ical, a. Pert, to, etc. — Astron'omy, n. Science of the heavenly bodies. [Gr. nomos, law, rule.] — Astron'- omer, n. One versed in astronomy. — Astronomic, -ical, a. Pert. to. etc. — Astronomically, adz Astrolabe.