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Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, aërobies; as, aërobic fermentation. -- A`ër*o"bic*al*ly (#), adv.

Pertaining to the force of air in motion.

The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig.

Pertaining to aërography; aërological.

Of or pertaining to aërolites; meteoric; as, aërolitic iron. Booth.

Of or pertaining to aërology.

A mechanic or mechanician expert in the art and practice of aëronautics.

Of or pert. to aëromechanics.

Of or pertaining to aërometry; as, aërometric investigations.

Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing.

Of or pertaining to aërostatics; pneumatic.

Pertaining to Æsculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal.

Of or pertaining to Æsop, or in his manner.

Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. -- Æs*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to ætiology; assigning a cause. -- Æ`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies. "The affections of quantity." Boyle. And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, An old and strange affection of the house. Tennyson.

Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses; an affectional nature.

Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.

h is asserted; an assertion; a positive as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.

n abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth. And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease. Coldsmith.