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The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.

in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.

Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.

Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.

Related to, or of the nature of, aërobies; as, aërobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen.

flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

ce that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes aëronautics.

The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.

sed for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded.

To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually. For he does neither affect company, nor is he fit for Shak. Do not affect the society of your inferiors in rank, nor court that of the great. Hazlitt.

dency. Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. Cogan.

e. Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. Sir J. Stephen. Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most joy and most affiance. Tennyson.

To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion I. Taylor.

A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx. The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain. Wotton. There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year. Carlyle.

Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed. Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior.

To reënforce; to strengthen. Hallam.

A reënforcement; a strengthening. Hallam.

Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith.

To face in defiance; to confront; as, to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid." Milton.