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Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies.

One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian archæology.

The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.

The science of aërolites.

One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.

An astrologer. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology. "Astrologi learning." Hudibras. "Astrological prognostication." Cudworth. -- As`tro*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.

In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.

of the relation between the sun, moon, and stars, and the weather. -- As`*tro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al, a. -- As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gist, n.

Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies. Derham.

Opposed to theology; atheistic. Bp. Montagu.

Antagonism to theology. Swift.

Of or pertaining to atmology. "Atmological laws of heat." Whewell.

One who is versed in atmology.

That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor. Whewell.

The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.

The doctrine of atoms. Cudworth.

A large stick of wood, forming the of a fire on the hearth. [U.S.] There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich.

Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological studies.