English-Thai Dictionary
stercoraceous
N เต็มไปด้วย มูลสัตว์ tem-pai-duai-mun-sad
sterculiaceous
A เกี่ยวกับ พืช พวก Sterculiacaeae เช่น ต้น cacao
stereo
N ระบบ เสียง แบบ สเตอ ริ โอ ra-bob-siang-beab-sa-ror-ri-o
stereo-
PRF แข็ง แน่น สาม มิติ kang
stereobate
N ฐา นที่ ไม่มี เสา tan-ti-mai-me-sao
stereochemistry
N วิชา ที่ เกี่ยวกับ เคมี มิติ วิชา การศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ การ หา ตำแหน่ง สัมพันธ์ ใน ช่องว่าง ของ อะตอม เคมี
stereochrome
N ภาพ ที่ ใช้ แก้วน้ำ เป็น เครื่อง พา
stereochromy
N กระบวนการ ที่ ทำให้เกิด ภาพ โดย ใช้ แก้วน้ำ เป็น เครื่อง พา
stereogram
N ภาพ 3 มิติ pab-3-mi-ti
stereograph
N ภาพ 3 มิติ pab-3-mi-ti
stereography
N ภาพ 3 มิติ pab-3-mi-ti
stereometry
N การ วัด ปริมาตร
stereophonic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ระบบ แยก เสียง kiao-kab-ra-bob-yeak-siang
stereoscope
N เครื่อง มอง ภาพ 3 มิติ krueng-mong-pab-3-mi-ti
stereoscopic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เครื่อง มอง ภาพ 3 มิติ kiao-kab-krueng-mong-pab-3-mi-ti
stereoscopical
A เกี่ยวกับ ภาพ สาม มิติ เกี่ยวกับ กล้อง มอง ภาพ สาม มิติ stereoscopic
stereoscopy
N การศึกษา ภาพ 3 มิติ kan-suek-sa-pab-3-mi-ti
stereotomy
N เทคนิค การ ตัด ของแข็ง รูป ตัน เป็น มิติ ต่างๆ
stereotype
N การ ทำ โลหะ แม่พิมพ์ kan-tam-lo-ha-mea-pim
stereotype
VT ทำ โลหะ แม่พิมพ์ tam-lo-ha-mea-pim
stereotyped
ADJ ธรรมดา tam-ma-da
stereotypy
N การ ทำซ้ำ kan-tam-sam
sterile
ADJ ปราศจาก เชื้อ pad-sa-jak-chue-rok
sterilization
N การ ทำ ปราศจาก เชื้อ kan-tam-pad-sa-jak-chue-rok
sterilize
VT ทำให้ ปราศจาก เชื้อ tam-hai-pad-sa-jak-chue-rok
sterlet
N ปลา พวก Sturgeon มี ขนาดเล็ก เช่น Acipenser ruthenus พบ แถบ ทะเล ดำ และ แคพ เซียน
sterling
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เงิน อังกฤษ kiao-kab-ngen-ang-krid
stern
ADJ เข้มงวด kem-ngod
sternal
ADJ เกี่ยวกับก ระดูด สัน อก kiao-kab-kra-duk-san-ok
sternforemost
ADV อืดอาด เก้งก้าง aud-aud
sternmost
ADJ ท้ายสุด tai-sud
sternpost
N เสา ท้ายเรือ
sternum
N กระดูก สัน อก breastbone kra-duk-san-ok
sternutation
N การ จาม
sternutatory
A ที่ ทำให้ จาม
sternward
ADJ ไป ทาง ข้างหลัง pai-tang-kang-lang
sternwheel
N พวงมาลัย เรือ pung-ma-lai
sternwheeler
N เรือ ที่ มี พวงมาลัย เรือ ruea-pung-ma-lai
steroid
N สารละลาย น้ำ ได้ san-la-lai-nam-dai
stertorous
A ที่ มี เสียงกรน ที่ มี การก รน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STER
in composition, is from the Sax. Steora, a director. See Steer. It seems primarily to have signified chief, principal or director, as in the L. Minister, chief servant; but in other words, as in spinster, we do not recognize the sense of chief, but merely that of a person who carries on the business of spinning.
STERCORACEOUS
a.[L., dung. ] Pertaining to dung, or partaking of its nature.
STERCORARIAN, STERCORANIST
n.[L., dung. ] One in the Romish church who held that the host is liable to digestion.
STERCORARY
n.A place properly secured from the weather for containing dung.
STERCORATION
n.[L.] The act of manuring with dung.
STERE
n.In the new French system of measures, the unit for solid measure, equal to a cubic meter.
STEREOGRAPHIC, STEREOGRAPHICAL
a.[from stereography. ] Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as a stereographic chart of the earth.
STEREOGRAPHICALLY
adv. By delineation on plane.
STEREOGRAPHY
n.[Gr. , firm; to write. ] The act or art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane; a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of all solids which are regularly defined.
STEREOMETRICAL
a.[See Stereometry. ] Pertaining to or performed by stereometry.
STEREOMETRY
n.[Gr. , firm, fixed; to measure. ] The art of measuring solid bodies, and finding their solid content.
STEREOTOMICAL
a.Pertaining to or performed by stereotomy.
STEREOTOMY
n.[Gr. , fixed; to cut. ] The science or art of cutting solids into certain figures or sections, as arches, etc.
STEREOTYPE
n.[Gr. , fixed; type, form. ] 1. Literally, a fixed metal type; hence, a plate of fixed or solid metallic types for printing books. Thus we say, a book is printed on stereotype, or in stereotype. In the latter use, the word seems rather to signify the workmanship or manner of printing, than the plate.
2. The art of making plates of fixed metallic types, or of executing work on such plates.
STEREOTYPE
a. 1. Pertaining to fixed metallic types.
2. Done on fixed metallic types, or plates of fixed types; as stereotype work; stereotype printing; a stereotype copy of the Bible.
STEREOTYPE
v.t.To make fixed metallic types or plates of type metal, corresponding with the words and letters of a book; to compose a book in fixed types; as, to stereotype the New Testament; certain societies have stereotyped the Bible.
STEREOTYPER
n.One who makes stereotype.
STEREOTYPING
ppr. Making stereotype plates for any work; or impressing copies on stereotype plates.
STEREOTYPOGRAPHER
n.A stereo-type printer.
STEREOTYPOGRAPHY
n.The art or practice of printing on stereotype.
STERIL, STERILE
a.[L.] 1. Barren; unfruitful; not fertile; producing little or no crop; as sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.
2. Barren; producing no young.
3. Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment, as a sterile production or author.
Sterile flower, in botany, is a term given by Tournefort to the male flower, or that which bears only stamens.
STERILITY
n.[L.] 1. Barrenness; unproductiveness; unfruitfulness; the quality or state of producing little or nothing; as the sterility of land or soil.
2. Barrenness; unfruitfulness; the state of not producing young; as of animals.
3. Barrenness of ideas or sentiments, as in writings.
4. Want of fertility or the power of producing sentiment; as the sterility of an author or of his mind.
STERILIZE
v.t. 1. To make barren; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility; as, to sterilize soil or land. [Little used. ]
2. To deprive of fecundity, or the power of producing young. [Little used. ]
STERLET
n.A fish of the Caspian and of the rivers in Russia, the Acipenser ruthenus of Linne, highly esteemed for its flavor, and from whose roe is made the finest caviare.
STERLING
a.[probably from Easterling. ] 1. An epithet by which English money of account is distinguished; as a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling. It is not now applied to the coins of England; but sterling cost, sterling value are used.
2. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; as a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling wit or good sense.
STERLING
n. 1. English money.
And Roman wealth in English sterling view.
In this use, sterling may signify English coins.
2. Standard; rate. [Little used in either sense. ]
STERN
a.[G., staring; stubborn. See Stare, Starch, Stark, with which this word is probably connected. ] 1. Severe; austere; fixed with an aspect of severity and authority; as a stern look; a stern countenance; a stern frown.
I would outstare the sternest eyes that look.
2. Severe of manner; rigid; harsh; cruel.
Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
3. Hard; afflictive.
If wolves had at thy gate howld that stern time.
4. Rigidly stedfast; immovable.
Stern virtue is the growth of few soils.
STERN
n. 1. The hind part of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stern or prow. This part of a ship is terminated by the tafferel above, and by the counters below.
2. Post of management; direction.
An sit at chiefest stern of public weal. [Not in use. We now say, to sit at the helm. ]
3. The hinder part of any thing. [Not elegant. ]
By the stern, is a phrase which denotes that a ship is more deeply laden abaft than forward.
STERNAGE
n.Steerage or stern. [Not in use. ]
STERN-BOARD
n.[stern and board. ] In seamens language, a loss of way in making a tack. To make a stern-board, is when by a current or other cause, a vessel has fallen back from the point she had gained in the last tack.
STERN-CHASE
n.[stern and chase. ] A cannon placed in a ships stern, pointing backward and intended to annoy a ship that is in pursuit of her.
STERNED
a.In compounds, having a stern of a particular shape; as square-sterned; pink-sterned, etc.
STERNER
n.A director. [Not in use. ]
STERN-FAST
n.[stern and fast. ] A rope used to confine the stern of a ship or other vessel.
STERN-FRAME
n.[stern and frame. ] The several pieces of timber which form the stern of a ship.
STERNLY
adv. [See Stern. ] In a stern manner; with an austere or stern countenance; with an air of authority. Sternly he pronouncd the rigid interdiction.
STERNNESS
n. 1. Severity of look; a look of austerity, rigor or severe authority; as the sternness of ones presence.
2. Severity or harshness of manner; rigor.
I have sternness in my soul enough to hear of soldiers work.
STERNMOST
a.[stern and most. ] Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as the sternmost ship in a convoy.
STERNON
n.[Gr. ] The breast bone. But sternum is chiefly or wholly used.
STERN-PORT
n.[stern and port. ] A port or opening in the stern of a ship.
STERN-POST
n.[stern and post. ] A straight piece of timber, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder and terminate the ship behind.
STERN-SHEETS
n.[stern and sheet. ] That part of a boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers; usually furnished with seats for passengers.
STERNUM
n.[Gr. , from fixing, setting. See Starch, Stark. ] The breast bone; the bone which forms the front of the human chest from the neck to the stomach.
STERNUTATION
n.[L.] The act of sneezing.
STERNUTATIVE
a.[L., to sneeze. ] Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.
STERNUTATORY
a.[L., to sneeze. ] Having the quality of exciting to sneeze.
STERNUTATORY
n.A substance that provokes sneezing.
STERN-WAY
n.[stern and way. ] The movement of a ship backwards, or with her stern foremost.
STERQUILINOUS
a.[L., a dunghill. ] Pertaining to a dunghill; mean; dirty; paltry.
STERVEN
to starve, not in use.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STERCOBILIN
Ster `co *bi "lin, n. Etym: [L. stercus dung + E. bilin. ] (Physiol.Chem. )
Defn: A coloring matter found in the fæces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, -- identical with hydrobilirubin.
STERCOLIN
Ster "co *lin, n. Etym: [L. stercus dung + oleum oil. ] (Physiol. Chem. )
Defn: Same as Serolin (b ).
STERCORACEOUS
Ster `co *ra "ceous, a. Etym: [L. stercus, -oris, dung. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to dung; partaking of the nature of, or containing, dung.
STERCORANISM
Ster "co *ra *nism, n. (Eccl. Hist. )
Defn: The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists.
STERCORANIST
Ster "co *ra *nist, n. Etym: [LL. stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris,dung. ] (Eccl. Hist. )
Defn: A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist undergo the process of digestion in the body of the recipient.
STERCORARIAN
STERCORARIAN Ster `co *ra "ri *an, n.
Defn: A Stercoranist.
STERCORARY
Ster "co *ra *ry, n. Etym: [LL. stercorarium, from L. stercorarius belonging to dung. ]
Defn: A place, properly secured from the weather, for containing dung.
STERCORATE
STERCORATE Ster "co *rate, n.
Defn: Excrement; dung. [Obs. ]
STERCORATION
Ster `co *ra "tion, n. Etym: [L. stercoratio, from stercorare to dung. ]
Defn: Manuring with dung. [Obs. ] Bacon.
STERCORIANISM
STERCORIANISM Ster *co "ri *an *ism, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists.
STERCORIN
Ster "co *rin, n. Etym: [L. stercus, -oris, dung. ] (Physiol. Chem. )
Defn: Same as Serolin (b ).
STERCORY
STERCORY Ster "co *ry, n.
Defn: Excrement; dung. [Obs. ]
STERCULIACEOUS
Ster *cu `li *a "ceous, a. Etym: [NL. Sterculia, the typical genus, fr. L. Sterculius the deity that presided over manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the original species is fetid. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceæ ) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma Cacao ) is the most useful plant of the order.
STERE
Stere, n. Etym: [F. stère, fr. Gr.
Defn: A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1
STERE
STERE Stere, v. t. & i.
Defn: To stir. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
STERE
STERE Stere, n.
Defn: A rudder. See 5th Steer. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
STERE
STERE Stere, n.
Defn: Helmsman. See 6th Steer. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
STERELMINTHA
Ster `el *min "tha, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. stereo `s solid + (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Platyelminthes.
STEREO-
Ste "re *o-. Etym: [Gr. stereo `s solid. See Stare to gaze. ]
Defn: A combining form meaning solid, hard, firm, as in stereo- chemistry, stereography.
STEREOBATE
Ste "re *o *bate, n. Etym: [Gr. stereo `s solid + stéréobate.] (Arch. )
Defn: The lower part or basement of a building or pedestal; -- used loosely for several different forms of basement.
STEREO-CHEMIC; STEREO-CHEMICAL
STEREO-CHEMIC; STEREO-CHEMICAL Ste `re *o-chem "ic, Ste `re *o-chem "ic *al, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or illustrating, the hypothetical space relations of atoms in the molecule; as, a stereo-chemic formula.
STEREO-CHEMISTRY
Ste `re *o-chem "is *try, n. Etym: [Stereo- + chemistry. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Chemistry considered with reference to the space relations of atoms.
STEREOCHROME
STEREOCHROME Ste "re *o *chrome, n.
Defn: Stereochromic picture.
STEREOCHROMIC
STEREOCHROMIC Ste `re *o *chro "mic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the art of stereochromy; produced by stereochromy. -- Ste `re *o *chro "mic *al *ly, adv.
STEREOCHROMY
Ste `re *och "ro *my, n. Etym: [Stereo- + Gr. chrw ^ma color. ]
Defn: A style of painting on plastered walls or stone, in which the colors are rendered permanent by sprinklings of water, in which is mixed a proportion of soluble glass (a silicate of soda ).
STEREOELECTRIC
Ste `re *o *e *lec "tric, a. Etym: [Stereo- + electric. ] (Physics )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the generation of electricity by means of solid bodies alone; as, a stereoelectric current is one obtained by means of solids, without any liquid.
STEREOGRAM
Ste "re *o *gram, n. Etym: [Stereo- + -gram. ]
Defn: A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a stereograph.
STEREOGRAPH
Ste "re *o *graph, n. Etym: [Stereo- + -graph. ]
Defn: Any picture, or pair of pictures, prepared for exhibition in the stereoscope. Stereographs are now commonly made by means of photography.
STEREOGRAPHIC; STEREOGRAPHICAL
Ste `re *o *graph "ic, Ste `re *o *graph "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.stéréographique.]
Defn: Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the earth. Stereographic projection (Geom.), a method of representing the sphere in which the center of projection is taken in the surface of the sphere, and the plane upon which the projection is made is at right andles to the diameter passing through the center of projection.
STEREOGRAPHICALLY
STEREOGRAPHICALLY Ste `re *o *graph "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a stereographical manner; by delineation on a plane.
STEREOGRAPHY
Ste `re *og "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Stereo- + graphy: cf. F. stéréographie.]
Defn: The art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane; a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of all solids which are regularly defined.
Note: By cutting pieces of cardboard, or other suitable material, in the forms represented in the cut, folding them along the lines indicated, and joining their edges, the five regular solids may be formed.
STEREOMETER
Ste `re *om "e *ter, n. Etym: [Stereo- + meter. ] (Physics )
1. An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer.
2. An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as solids.
STEREOMETRIC; STEREOMETRICAL
Ste `re *o *met "ric, Ste `re *o *met "ric *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.stéréométrique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to stereometry; performed or obtained by stereometry. -- Ste `re *o *met "ric *al *ly, adv.
STEREOMETRY
Ste `re *om "e *try, n. Etym: [Stereo- + -metry: cf. F. stéréométrie.]
Defn: The art of measuring and computing the cubical contents of bodies and figures; -- distinguished from planimetry.
STEREOMONOSCOPE
Ste `re *o *mon "o *scope, n. Etym: [Stereo- + mono- + -scope. ]
Defn: An instrument with two lenses, by which an image of a single picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several persons at once.
STEREOPLASM
Ste "re *o *plasm, n. Etym: [Stereo- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The solid or insoluble portion of the cell protoplasm. See Hygroplasm.
STEREOPTICON
Ste `re *op "ti *con, n. Etym: [NL. See Stereo-, and Optic. ]
Defn: An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views.
STEREOSCOPE
Ste "re *o *scope, n. Etym: [Stereo- + -scope. ]
Defn: An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or reflection the pictures are superimposed, so as to appear as one to the observer.
Note: In the reflecting stereoscope, the rays from the two pictures are turned into the proper direction for stereoscopic vision by two plane mirrors set at an angle with each other, and between the pictures. In the lenticular stereoscope, the form in general use, the eyeglasses are semilenses, or marginal portions of the same convex lenses, set with their edges toward each other, so that they deflect the rays coming from the picture so as to strike the eyes as if coming direct from an intermediate point, where the two pictures are seen apparently as one.
STEREOSCOPIC; STEREOSCOPICAL
STEREOSCOPIC; STEREOSCOPICAL Ste `re *o *scop "ic, Ste `re *o *scop "ic *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or adapted to, the stereoscope; as, a stereoscopic effect; the stereoscopic function of the eyeglasses; stereoscopic views. -- Ste `re *o *scop "ic *al *ly, adv.
STEREOSCOPIST
STEREOSCOPIST Ste `re *os "co *pist, n.
Defn: One skilled in the use or construction of stereoscopes.
STEREOSCOPY
STEREOSCOPY Ste `re *os "co *py, n.
Defn: The art or science of using the stereoscope, or of constructing the instrument or the views used with it.
STEREOSTATIC
Ste `re *o *stat "ic, a. Etym: [Stereo- + static. ] (Civil. Engin. )
Defn: Geostatic.
STEREOTOMIC; STEREOTOMICAL
STEREOTOMIC; STEREOTOMICAL Ste `re *o *tom "ic, Ste `re *o *tom "ic *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to stereotomy; performed by stereotomy.
STEREOTOMY
Ste `re *ot "o *my, n. Etym: [Stereo- + Gr. stéréotomie.]
Defn: The science or art of cutting solids into certain figures or sections, as arches, and the like; especially, the art of stonecutting.
STEREOTYPE
Ste "re *o *type, n. Etym: [Stereo- + -type: cf. F. stéréotype.]
1. A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc. ; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.
Note: A stereotype, or stereotypr plate, is made by setting movable type as for ordinary printing; from these a cast is taken in plaster of Paris, paper pulp, or the like, and upon this cast melted type metal is poured, which, when hardened, makes a solid page or column, from which the impression is taken as from type.
2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.
STEREOTYPE
Ste "re *o *type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stereotyped; p. pr. & vb. n.Stereotyping. ] Etym: [Cf. F. stéréotyper.]
1. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
2. Fig. : To make firm or permanent; to fix. Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions. Duke of Argyll (1887 ).
STEREOTYPED
STEREOTYPED Ste "re *o *typed, a.
1. Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates.
2. Fig. : Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as, stereotyped opinions. Our civilization, with its stereotyped ways and smooth conventionalities. J. C. Shairp.
STEREOTYPER
STEREOTYPER Ste "re *o *ty `per, n.
Defn: One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry.
STEREOTYPERY
STEREOTYPERY Ste "re *o *ty `per *y, n.
1. The art, process, or employment of making stereotype plates.
2. A place where stereotype plates are made; a stereotype foundry.
STEREOTYPIC
STEREOTYPIC Ste `re *o *typ "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates.
STEREOTYPIST
STEREOTYPIST Ste "re *o *ty `pist, n.
Defn: A stereotyper.
STEREOTYPOGRAPHER
STEREOTYPOGRAPHER Ste `re *o *ty *pog "ra *pher, n.
Defn: A stereotype printer.
STEREOTYPOGRAPHY
Ste `re *o *ty *pog "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Stereo- + typography. ]
Defn: The act or art of printing from stereotype plates.
STEREOTYPY
Ste "re *o *ty `py, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stéréotypie.]
Defn: The art or process of making stereotype plates.
STERHYDRAULIC
Ster `hy *drau "lic, a. Etym: [Stereo- + hydraulic. ]
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a kind of hydraulic press; resembling such a press in action or principle. Sterhydraulic press, an hydraulic press producing pressure or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (as a long rod, or a cord wound on a roller )into a cylinder previously filled with a liquid.
STERILE
Ster "ile, a. Etym: [F. stérile, L. sterilis, akin to Gr. stereo `s stiff, solid, stei ^ros barren, stei ^ra a cow that has not calved, Goth. stairo, fem. , barren. See Stare to gaze. ]
1. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.
2. (Biol.) (a ) Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit; unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only stamens.(b ) Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile fluid.
3. Fig. : Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a sterile production or author.
STERILITY
Ste *ril "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. sterilitas: cf. F. stérilité. ]
1. The quality or condition of being sterile.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Quality of being sterile; infecundity; also, the state of being free from germs or spores.
STERILIZATION
STERILIZATION Ster `il *i *za "tion, n. (Biol.)
Defn: The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.
STERILIZE
Ster "il *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sterilized; p. pr. & vb. n.Sterilizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. stériliser. ]
1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] "Sterilizing the earth. " Woodward.
2. (Biol.) (a ) To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile. (b ) To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture ),as by heat, so as to prevent the development of bacterial or other organisms.
STERILIZER
STERILIZER Ster "il *i `zer, n.
Defn: One that sterilizes anything; specif. , an apparatus for sterilizing an organic fluid or mixture.
STERLET
Ster "let, n. Etym: [Russ. sterliade.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus ) found in the Caspian Sea and its rivers, and highly esteemed for its flavor. The finest caviare is made from its roe.
STERLING
STERLING Ster "ling, n. (Engin. )
Defn: Same as Starling, 3.
STERLING
Ster "ling, n. Etym: [OE. sterlynge, starling, for easterling, LL. esterlingus, probably from Easterling, once the popular name of German trades in England, whose money was of the purest quality: cf. MHG. sterlink a certain coin. Cf. East. "Certain merchants of Norwaie, Denmarke, and of others those parties, called Ostomanni, or (as in our vulgar language we tearme them ), easterlings, because they lie east in respect of us. " Holinshed. "In the time of. .. King Richard the First, monie coined in the east parts of Germanie began to be of especiall request in England for the puritie thereof, and was called Easterling monie, as all inhabitants of those parts were called Easterlings, and shortly after some of that countrie, skillful in mint matters and allaies, were sent for into this realme to bring the coine to perfection; which since that time was called of them sterling, for Easterling. " Camden. "Four thousand pound of sterlings." R. of Gloucester. ]
1. Any English coin of standard value; coined money. So that ye offer nobles or sterlings. Chaucer. And Roman wealth in English sterling view. Arbuthnot.
2. A certain standard of quality or value for money. Sterling was the known and approved standard in England, in all probability, from the beginning of King Henry the Second's reign. S. M. Leake.
STERLING
STERLING Ster "ling, a.
1. Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used. "With sterling money. " Shak.
2. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.
STERN
Stern, n. Etym: [AS. stearn a kind of bird. See Starling. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black tern.
STERN
Stern, a. [Compar. Sterner; superl. Sternest.] Etym: [OE. sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk refractory. *166.]
Defn: Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree. The sterne wind so loud gan to rout. Chaucer. I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. Shak. When that the poor have cried, Cæsar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. Shak. Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard. Dryden. These barren rocks, your stern inheritance. Wordsworth.
Syn. -- Gloomy; sullen; forbidding; strict; unkind; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; pitiless.
STERN
Stern, n. Etym: [Icel. stjorn a steering, or a doubtful AS. steórn.*166. See Steer, v. t.]
1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
2. (Naut. )
Defn: The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow.
3. Fig. : The post of management or direction. And sit chiefest stern of public weal. Shak.
4. The hinder part of anything. Spenser.
5. The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog. By the stern. (Naut. ) See By the head, under By.
STERN
STERN Stern, a.
Defn: Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. Stern board (Naut. ), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See Board, n., 8 (b ). -- Stern chase. (Naut. ) (a ) See under Chase, n. (b ) A stern chaser. -- Stern chaser (Naut. ), a cannon placed in a ship's stern, pointing backward, and intended to annoy a ship that is in pursuit. -- Stern fast (Naut. ), a rope used to confine the stern of a ship or other vessel, as to a wharf or buoy. -- Stern frame (Naut. ), the framework of timber forms the stern of a ship. -- Stern knee. See Sternson. -- Stern port (Naut. ), a port, or opening, in the stern of a ship. -- Stern sheets (Naut. ), that part of an open boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers, -- usually furnished with seats for passengers. -- Stern wheel, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the steamboat which it propels.stern wheeler.
STERNAGE
STERNAGE Stern "age, n.
Defn: Stern. [R.] Shak.
STERNAL
STERNAL Ster "nal, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum. Sternal ribs. See the Note under Rib, n., 1.
STERNBERGITE
Stern "berg *ite, n. Etym: [So named after Count Kaspar Sternberg of Prague. ] (Min. )
Defn: A sulphide of silver and iron, occurring in soft flexible laminæ varying in color from brown to black.
STERNEBRA
Ster "ne *bra, n.; pl. Sternebræ. Etym: [NL. , fr. sternum + -bra of vertebra. ] (Anat. )
Defn: One of the segments of the sternum. -- Ster "ne *bral, a.
STERNED
STERNED Sterned, a.
Defn: Having a stern of a particular shape; -- used in composition; as, square-sterned.
STERNER
Stern "er, n. Etym: [See 3d Stern. ]
Defn: A director. [Obs. & R.] Dr. R. Clerke.
STERNFOREMOST
STERNFOREMOST Stern `fore "most `, adv.
Defn: With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner. A fatal genius for going sternforemost. Lowell.
STERNITE
Ster "nite, n. Etym: [From Sternum. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sternum of an arthropod somite.
STERNLY
STERNLY Stern "ly, adv.
Defn: In a stern manner.
STERNMOST
STERNMOST Stern "most `, a.
Defn: Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship in a convoy.
STERNNESS
STERNNESS Stern "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being stern.
STERNO-
STERNO- Ster "no-.
Defn: A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the sternum; as, sternocostal, sternoscapular.
STERNOCORACOID
STERNOCORACOID Ster `no *cor "a *coid, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.
STERNOCOSTAL
Ster `no *cos "tal, a. Etym: [Sterno- + costal. ] (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages.
STERNOHYOID
STERNOHYOID Ster `no *hy "oid, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.
STERNOMASTOID
STERNOMASTOID Ster `no *mas "toid, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.
STERNOTHYROID
STERNOTHYROID Ster `no *thy "roid, a. (Anat. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.
STERNPOST
STERNPOST Stern "post `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel.
STERNSMAN
STERNSMAN Sterns "man, n.
Defn: A steersman. [Obs. ]
STERNSON
Stern "son, n. Etym: [See Stern, n., and cf. Stemson. ] (Naut. )
Defn: The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee.
STERNUM
Ster "num, n.; pl. L. Sterna, E. Sternums. Etym: [NL. , from Gr.
1. (Anat. )
Defn: A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.
Note: The sternum is connected with the ribs or the pectorial girdle, or with both. In man it is a flat bone, broad anteriorly, narrowed behind, and connected with the clavicles and the cartilages of the seven anterior pairs of ribs. In most birds it has a high median keel for the attachment of the muscles of the wings.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ventral part of any one of the somites of an arthropod.
STERNUTATION
Ster `nu *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. sternutatio, fr. sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.]
Defn: The act of sneezing. Quincy.
STERNUTATIVE
STERNUTATIVE Ster *nu "ta *tive, a.
Defn: Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.
STERNUTATORY
STERNUTATORY Ster *nu "ta *to *ry, a.
Defn: Sternutative. -- n.
Defn: A sternutatory substance or medicine.
STERNWAY
STERNWAY Stern "way `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: The movement of a ship backward, or with her stern foremost.
STERN-WHEEL
STERN-WHEEL Stern "-wheel `, a.
Defn: Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer.
STERN-WHEELER
STERN-WHEELER Stern "-wheel `er, n.
Defn: A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels. [Colloq. U.S.]
STERQUILINOUS
Ster *quil "i *nous, a. Etym: [L. sterquilinium a dung pit, fr. stercus dung. ]
Defn: Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry. [Obs. ] Howell.
STERRE
STERRE Ster "re, n.
Defn: A star. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
STERRINK
STERRINK Ster "rink, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga ) of the Antarctic Ocean.
STERROMETAL
Ster "ro *met `al, n. Etym: [Gr. metal. ]
Defn: Any alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, of which cannon are sometimes made.
STERT
STERT Stert, obs. p. p. of Start.
Defn: Started. Chaucer.
STERTE
STERTE Ster "te, obs.
Defn: p. p. of Start. Chaucer.
STERTORIOUS
STERTORIOUS Ster *to "ri *ous, a.
Defn: Stertorous. [R.]
STERTOROUS
Ster "to *rous, a. Etym: [L. stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.]
Defn: Characterized by a deep snoring, which accompaines inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence, hoarsely breathing; snoring. Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her cheek. Mrs. Browning. The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room, before his stertorous breathing lulls. Dickens.
STERVE
STERVE Sterve, v. t. & i.
Defn: To die, or cause to die; to perish. See Starve. [Obs. ] Chaucer. Spenser.
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steradian
ste ra di an |stəˈrādēən stəˈreɪdiən |(abbr.: sr ) ▶noun the SI unit of solid angle, equal to the angle at the center of a sphere subtended by a part of the surface equal in area to the square of the radius. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + radian .
sterane
ster ane |ˈsterˌān, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛreɪn | ▶noun Chemistry any of a class of saturated polycyclic hydrocarbons that are found in crude oils and are derived from the sterols of ancient organisms. ORIGIN 1950s: from steroid + -ane 2 .
stercoraceous
ster co ra ceous |ˌstərkəˈrāSHəs ˈˌstərkəˈreɪʃəs | ▶adjective technical consisting of or resembling dung or feces. • (of an insect ) living in dung. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin stercus, stercor- ‘dung ’ + -aceous .
stere
stere |sti (ə )r stɪər | ▶noun a unit of volume equal to one cubic meter. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French stère, from Greek stereos ‘solid. ’
stereo
ster e o |ˈsterē -ō, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛrioʊ | ▶noun ( pl. stereos ) 1 sound that is directed through two or more speakers so that it seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source; stereophonic sound. • a sound system, typically including a CD, tape, or record player, that has two or more speakers and produces stereo sound. 2 Photography another term for stereoscope. 3 Printing short for stereotype. ▶adjective 1 short for stereophonic: stereo equipment | stereo sound. 2 Photography short for stereoscopic (see stereoscope ).
stereo-
stereo- ▶comb. form relating to solid forms having three dimensions: stereography. • relating to a three-dimensional effect, arrangement, etc.: stereochemistry | stereophonic | stereoscope. ORIGIN from Greek stereos ‘solid. ’
stereobate
ster e o bate |ˈsterēəˌbāt, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛriəbeɪt | ▶noun Architecture a solid mass of masonry serving as a foundation for a wall or row of columns. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French stéréobate, via Latin from Greek stereobatēs, from stereos ‘solid ’ + batēs ‘base ’ (from bainein ‘to walk ’).
stereocamera
ster e o cam e ra |ˈsterē -ōˌkam (ə )rə, ˈsti (ə )r- ˌstɛrioʊˈkæmərə | ▶noun Photography a camera for simultaneously taking two photographs of the same thing from adjacent viewpoints, so that they will form a stereoscopic pair.
stereochemistry
ster e o chem is try |ˌsterē -ōˈkeməstrē, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəˈkɛməstri | ▶noun the branch of chemistry concerned with the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms and molecules and the effect of this on chemical reactions. DERIVATIVES ster e o chem i cal |-ˈkemikəl |adjective, ster e o chem i cal ly adverb
stereognosis
ster e og no sis |ˌsterē -ägˈnōsis, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriɑɡˈnoʊsɪs | ▶noun Psychology the mental perception of depth or three-dimensionality by the senses, usually in reference to the ability to perceive the form of solid objects by touch. DERIVATIVES ster e og nos tic |-ˈnästik |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + gnōsis ‘knowledge. ’
stereogram
ster e o gram |ˈsterēəˌgram, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛriəɡræm | ▶noun 1 a diagram or computer-generated image giving a three-dimensional representation of a solid object or surface. 2 another term for stereograph (see stereography ).
stereographic projection
ster e o graph ic pro jec tion |ˌsterēəˈgrafik, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəˌɡræfɪk prəˈʤɛkʃən | ▶noun Mathematics mathematical projection in which the angular relationships of lines and planes of the object represented are drawn in terms of their relationship to the great circle formed by the intersection of the equatorial plane with the surface of an imaginary sphere containing the object. This technique has applications in cartography and astronomy.
stereography
ster e og ra phy |ˌsterēˈägrəfē, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriˈɑɡrəfi | ▶noun the depiction or representation of three-dimensional things by projection onto a two-dimensional surface, e.g., in cartography. DERIVATIVES ster e o graph |ˈsterēəˌgraf, ˈsti (ə )r- |noun, ster e o graph ic |ˌsterēəˈgrafik, ˌsti (ə )r- |adjective
stereoisomer
ster e o i so mer |ˌsterē -ōˈīsəmər, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛrioʊˈaɪsəmər | ▶noun Chemistry each of two or more compounds differing only in the spatial arrangement of their atoms. DERIVATIVES ster e o i so mer ic |-ˌīsəˈmerik |adjective, ster e o i som er ism |-īˈsäməˌrizəm |noun
stereolithography
ster e o li thog ra phy |ˌsterē -ōliˈTHägrəfē, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛrioʊlɪˈθɑɡrəfi | ▶noun a technique or process for creating three-dimensional objects, in which a computer-controlled moving laser beam is used to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid polymer that hardens on contact with laser light. DERIVATIVES ster e o lith o graph ic |-ˌliTHəˈgrafik |adjective
stereometry
ster e om e try |ˌsterēˈämitrē, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriˈɑmətri | ▶noun Geometry the measurement of solid bodies.
stereomicroscope
ster e o mi cro scope |ˌsterē -ōˈmīkrəˌskōp, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛrioʊˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp | ▶noun a binocular microscope that gives a relatively low-power stereoscopic view of the subject.
stereophonic
ster e o phon ic |ˌsterēəˈfänik, ˌsti (ə )r- ˈˌstɛriəˈfɑnɪk | ▶adjective (of sound recording and reproduction ) using two or more channels of transmission and reproduction so that the reproduced sound seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source. DERIVATIVES ster e o phon i cal ly adverb, ster e oph o ny |-ˈäfənē |noun
stereopsis
ster e op sis |ˌsterēˈäpsis ˌstɛriˈɑpsəs | ▶noun the perception of depth produced by the reception in the brain of visual stimuli from both eyes in combination; binocular vision. DERIVATIVES ster e op tic |-ˈäptik |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek opsis ‘sight. ’
stereopticon
ster e op ti con |ˌsterēˈäptiˌkän, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriˈɑptəkɑn | ▶noun a slide projector that combines two images to create a three-dimensional effect, or makes one image dissolve into another. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek optikon, neuter of optikos ‘relating to vision. ’
stereoscope
ster e o scope |ˈsterēəˌskōp, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛriəˌskoʊp | ▶noun a device by which two photographs of the same object taken at slightly different angles are viewed together, creating an impression of depth and solidity. DERIVATIVES ster e o scop ic |ˌsterēəˈskäpik, ˌsti (ə )r- |adjective, ster e o scop i cal ly adverb, ster e os co py |ˌsterēˈäskəpē, ˌsti (ə )r- |noun
stereoselective
ster e o se lec tive |ˌsterē -ōsəˈlektiv, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛrioʊsəˈlɛktɪv | ▶adjective Chemistry another term for stereospecific. DERIVATIVES ster e o se lec tiv i ty |-səlekˈtivitē |noun
stereo separation
ster e o sep a ra tion ▶noun see separation ( sense 2 ).
stereospecific
ster e o spe cif ic |ˌsterē -ōspəˈsifik, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəspəˈsɪfɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry (of a reaction ) preferentially producing a particular stereoisomeric form of the product, irrespective of the configuration of the reactant. DERIVATIVES ster e o spe cif i cal ly adverb, ster e o spec i fic i ty |-ˌspesəˈfisitē |noun
stereospondyl
ster e o spon dyl |ˌsterēəˈspändl, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəˈspɑndl | ▶noun an extinct amphibian with a broad flat head, occurring in the Permian and Triassic periods. [Suborder Stereospondyli, order Temnospondyli: several families. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Stereospondyli (plural ), from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + spondulos ‘vertebra. ’
stereotactic
ster e o tac tic |ˌsterēəˈtaktik, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəˈtæktɪk |(also stereotaxic |-ˈtaksik |) ▶adjective relating to or denoting techniques for surgical treatment or scientific investigation that permit the accurate positioning of probes inside the brain or other parts of the body, based on three-dimensional diagrams. DERIVATIVES ster e o tac ti cal ly adverb
stereotaxis
ster e o tax is |ˌsterēəˈtaksis, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəˈtæksəs |(also stereotaxy |ˈsterēəˌtaksē, ˈstir- |) ▶noun the use of stereotactic instruments or devices in surgery or research. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek taxis ‘orientation. ’
stereotype
ster e o type |ˈsterēəˌtīp, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛriəˌtaɪp | ▶noun 1 a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing: the stereotype of the woman as the carer | sexual and racial stereotypes. • a person or thing that conforms to such an image: don't treat anyone as a stereotype. 2 a relief printing plate cast in a mold made from composed type or an original plate. ▶verb [ with obj. ] view or represent as a stereotype: the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland. DERIVATIVES ster e o typ ic |ˌsterēəˈtipik |adjective, ster e o typ i cal adjective, ster e o typ i cal ly adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French stéréotype (adjective ).
stereotyped
ster e o typed |ˈsterēəˌtīpt, ˈsti (ə )r- | ▶adjective viewed or represented as a stereotype: the story is weakened by its stereotyped characters.
stereotypy
ster e o typ y |ˈsterēəˌtīpē, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛriəˌtaɪpi | ▶noun the persistent repetition of an act, esp. by an animal, for no obvious purpose.
steric
ster ic |ˈsterik, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɪrɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry of or relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, esp. as it affects chemical reactions. DERIVATIVES ster i cal ly adverb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: formed irregularly from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + -ic .
sterigma
ste rig ma |stəˈrigmə stəˈrɪɡmə | ▶noun ( pl. sterigmata |-mətə | ) Botany (in some fungi ) a spore-bearing projection from a cell. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek stērigma ‘a support, ’ from stērizein ‘to support. ’
sterilant
ster i lant |ˈsterələnt ˈstɛrələnt | ▶noun an agent used to destroy microorganisms; a disinfectant. • a chemical agent used to destroy pests and diseases in the soil, esp. fungi and nematodes.
sterile
ster ile |ˈsterəl ˈstɛrəl | ▶adjective 1 not able to produce children or young: the disease had made him sterile. • (of a plant ) not able to produce fruit or seeds. • (of land or soil ) too poor in quality to produce crops. • lacking in imagination, creativity, or excitement; uninspiring or unproductive: he found the fraternity's teachings sterile. 2 free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean: a sterile needle and syringes. DERIVATIVES ster ile ly |ˈsterə (l )lē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow. ’ Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent.
sterility
ste ril i ty |stəˈrilitē stəˈrɪləti | ▶noun the quality or condition of being sterile: the disease can cause sterility in males | the sterility of debate in the party.
sterilize
ster i lize |ˈsterəˌlīz ˈstɛrəˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (something ) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms: babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized | (as adj. sterilized ) : sterilized jars. 2 (usu. be sterilized ) deprive (a person or animal ) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs. • make (land or water ) unable to produce crops or support life. DERIVATIVES ster i liz a ble adjective, ster i li za tion |ˌsterəl (ə )ˈzāSHən |noun, ster i liz er noun
sterlet
ster let |ˈstərlit ˈstərlət | ▶noun a small sturgeon of the Danube basin and Caspian Sea area, farmed and commercially fished for its flesh and caviar. [Acipenser ruthenus, family Acipenseridae. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Russian sterlyadʹ.
sterling
ster ling |ˈstərliNG ˈstərlɪŋ | ▶noun British money: prices in sterling are shown | [ as modifier ] : issues of sterling bonds. • short for sterling silver: [ as modifier ] : a sterling spoon. ▶adjective (of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities ) excellent or valuable: this organization does sterling work for youngsters. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from steorra ‘star ’ + -ling (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star ). Until recently one popular theory was that the coin was originally made by Easterling moneyers (from the “eastern ” Hansa towns ), but the stressed first syllable would not have been dropped.
sterling area
ster ling ar e a a group of countries, most belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations, that formerly pegged their exchange rates to sterling or kept their reserves in sterling rather than gold or dollars. Also called sterling bloc.
Sterling Heights
Ster ling Heights |ˈstərliNG ˈstərlɪŋ haɪtz | a city in southeastern Michigan, north of Detroit; pop. 127,160 (est. 2008 ).
sterling silver
ster ling sil ver |ˈstərlɪŋ ˈsɪlvər | ▶noun silver of 92 1 /2 percent purity.
Sterlitamak
Ster li ta mak |ˌsterlitəˈmäk ˈstɛrlɪtəmɑk | an industrial city in southern Russia, on the Belaya River, north of Orenburg; pop. 268,300 (est. 2008 ).
stern
stern 1 |stərn stərn | ▶adjective (of a person or their manner ) serious and unrelenting, esp. in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline: a smile transformed his stern face | Mama looked stern. • (of an act or statement ) strict and severe; using extreme measures or terms: stern measures to restrict growth of traffic. • (of competition or opposition ) putting someone or something under extreme pressure: the past year has been a stern test of the ability of local industry. PHRASES be made of sterner stuff have a stronger character and be more able to overcome problems than others: whereas James was deeply wounded by the failure, George was made of sterner stuff. [from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ( iii. 2. 93 ).] the sterner sex archaic men regarded collectively and in contrast to women. DERIVATIVES stern ly adverb, stern ness noun ORIGIN Old English styrne, probably from the West Germanic base of the verb stare .
stern
stern 2 |stərn stərn | ▶noun the rearmost part of a ship or boat: he stood at the stern of the yacht. • humorous a person's bottom: my stern can't take too much sun. DERIVATIVES sterned |stərnd |adjective [ in combination ] : a square-sterned vessel, stern most |-ˌmōst |adjective, stern ward |-wərd |adverb ORIGIN Middle English: probably from Old Norse stjórn ‘steering, ’ from stýra ‘to steer. ’
Stern, Isaac
Stern, Isaac |stərn stərn | (1920 –2001 ), US violinist; born in Russia. He made his New York debut in 1937 at Town Hall. In 1956, he was the first American to perform in Russia after World War II, and he was invited to China in 1979. He served as president of Carnegie Hall from 1960.
sternal
ster nal |ˈstərnl ˈstərnl | ▶adjective of or relating to the sternum: the sternal area | sternal muscles.
sternal rib
ster nal rib ▶noun another term for true rib.
sterndrive
stern drive |ˈstərnˌdrīv ˈstərndraɪv | ▶noun an inboard engine connected to an outboard drive unit at the rear of a powerboat.
Sterne, Laurence
Sterne, Laurence |stəːn | (1713 –68 ), Irish novelist. He is best known for his nine-volume work The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1759 –67 ), which parodied the developing conventions of the novel form.
Stern Gang
Stern Gang |ˈstərn ˈstərn ˌɡæŋ | a militant Zionist group that campaigned in Palestine during the 1940s for the creation of a Jewish state. Founded by Avraham Stern (1907 –42 ) as an offshoot of Irgun, the group assassinated the British Minister for the Middle East, Lord Moyne, and Count Folke Bernadotte (1895 –1948 ), the UN mediator for Palestine.
sternite
ster nite |ˈstərˌnīt ˈstərnaɪt | ▶noun Entomology (in an insect ) a sclerotized plate forming the sternum of a segment. Compare with tergite.
Sterno
Sterno |ˈstərnō ˈstərnoʊ | ▶noun trademark flammable hydrocarbon jelly supplied in cans for use as fuel for cooking stoves or chafing dishes. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of Sternau and Co. , New York, + -o .
sternocleidomastoid
ster no clei do mas toid |ˌstərnōˌklīdəˈmastoid ˌstərnoʊˌklaɪdoʊˈmæstɔɪd |(also sternocleidomastoid muscle ) ▶noun Anatomy each of a pair of long muscles that connect the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process of the temporal bone and serve to turn and nod the head.
sternomastoid
ster no mas toid |ˌstərnōˈmastoid ˌstərnoʊˈmæstɔɪd | ▶noun another term for sternocleidomastoid.
sternpost
stern post |ˈstərnˌpōst ˈstərnpoʊst | ▶noun the central upright structure at the stern of a vessel, typically bearing the rudder.
sternsheets
stern sheets |ˈstərnˌSHēts ˈstərnˌʃits | ▶plural noun the flooring planks in a boat's after section, or the seating in this section of an open boat.
sternum
ster num |ˈstərnəm ˈstərnəm | ▶noun ( pl. sternums or sterna |-nə | ) the breastbone. • Zoology a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sternon ‘chest. ’
sternutation
ster nu ta tion |ˌstərnyəˈtāSHən ˌstərnjəˈteɪʃən | ▶noun formal the action of sneezing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin sternutatio (n- ), from the verb sternutare, frequentative of sternuere ‘to sneeze. ’
sternutator
ster nu ta tor |ˈstərnyəˌtātər ˈstərnjəˌteɪdər | ▶noun technical an agent that causes sneezing. • an agent used in chemical warfare that causes irritation to the nose and eyes, pain in the chest, and nausea. DERIVATIVES ster nu ta to ry |stərˈnyo͞otəˌtôrē |adjective & noun ( pl. sternutatories )
sternway
stern way |ˈstərnˌwā ˈstərnweɪ | ▶noun backward movement of a ship: we begin making sternway toward the shoal.
sternwheeler
stern wheel er |ˈstərnˌ (h )wēlər ˈstərnwilər | ▶noun a steamer propelled by a paddle wheel positioned at the stern.
steroid
ste roid |ˈsterˌoid, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛˌrɔɪd ˈstɪˌrɔɪd | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five ). They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins. • short for anabolic steroid. PHRASES on steroids used to suggest a highly exaggerated, enhanced, or accelerated version of something: high-protein gelatin squares, available in bright red or bright green, sort of like Jell-O on steroids. DERIVATIVES ste roi dal |steˈroidl, sti- |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from sterol + -oid .
sterol
ste rol |ˈsterôl, -äl, ˈsti (ə )r- ˈstɛrɔl | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a group of naturally occurring unsaturated steroid alcohols, typically waxy solids. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: independent usage of the ending of words such as cholesterol and ergosterol .
stertorous
ster to rous |ˈstərtərəs ˈstərdərəs | ▶adjective (of breathing ) noisy and labored. DERIVATIVES ster to rous ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin stertor ‘snoring sound ’ (from Latin stertere ‘to snore ’) + -ous .
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steradian
steradian |stəˈreɪdɪən |(abbrev.: sr ) ▶noun the SI unit of solid angle, equal to the angle at the centre of a sphere subtended by a part of the surface equal in area to the square of the radius. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + radian .
sterane
sterane |ˈstɪəreɪn, ˈstɛreɪn | ▶noun Chemistry any of a class of saturated polycyclic hydrocarbons which are found in crude oils and are derived from the sterols of ancient organisms. ORIGIN 1950s: from steroid + -ane 2 .
stercoraceous
stercoraceous |ˌstəːkəˈreɪʃəs | ▶adjective technical consisting of or resembling dung or faeces. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin stercus, stercor- ‘dung ’ + -aceous .
stere
stere |stɪə | ▶noun a unit of volume equal to one cubic metre. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French stère, from Greek stereos ‘solid ’.
stereo
stereo |ˈstɛrɪəʊ, ˈstɪərɪəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. stereos ) 1 [ mass noun ] sound that is directed through two or more speakers so that it seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source; stereophonic sound. • [ count noun ] a CD or record player that has two or more speakers and produces stereo sound. 2 Photography another term for stereoscope. 3 Printing short for stereotype. ▶adjective 1 short for stereophonic: stereo equipment. 2 Photography short for stereoscopic (see stereoscope ).
stereo-
stereo- |ˈstɛrɪəʊ, ˈstɪərɪəʊ | ▶combining form relating to solid forms having three dimensions: stereography. • relating to a three-dimensional effect, arrangement, etc.: stereochemistry | stereophonic | stereoscope. ORIGIN from Greek stereos ‘solid ’.
stereobate
stereobate |ˈstɛrɪə (ʊ )beɪt, ˈstɪə -| ▶noun Architecture a solid mass of masonry serving as a foundation for a wall or row of columns. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French stéréobate, via Latin from Greek stereobatēs, from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + batēs ‘base ’ (from bainein ‘to walk ’).
stereocamera
stereo |camera |ˌstɛrɪəʊˈkam (ə )rə, ˈstɪərɪəʊ -| ▶noun a camera for simultaneously taking two photographs of the same thing from adjacent viewpoints, so that they will form a stereoscopic pair.
stereochemistry
stereo |chem ¦is ¦try |ˌstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˈkɛmɪstri, ˌstɪərɪə (ʊ )-| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of chemistry concerned with the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms and molecules and the effect of this on chemical reactions. DERIVATIVES stereochemical adjective, stereochemically adverb
stereognosis
stereognosis |ˌstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˈnəʊsɪs, ˌstɪə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychology the mental perception of depth or three-dimensionality by the senses, usually in reference to the ability to perceive the form of solid objects by touch. DERIVATIVES stereognostic adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + gnōsis ‘knowledge ’.
stereogram
stereo |gram |ˈstɛrɪə (ʊ )gram, ˈstɪərɪəʊ -| ▶noun 1 a diagram or computer-generated image giving a three-dimensional representation of a solid object or surface. 2 a stereo radiogram.
stereographic projection
ster e o graph ic pro jec tion |ˌsterēəˈgrafik, ˌsti (ə )r- ˌstɛriəˌɡræfɪk prəˈʤɛkʃən | ▶noun Mathematics mathematical projection in which the angular relationships of lines and planes of the object represented are drawn in terms of their relationship to the great circle formed by the intersection of the equatorial plane with the surface of an imaginary sphere containing the object. This technique has applications in cartography and astronomy.
stereography
ster ¦eog |raphy |ˌstɛrɪˈɒgrəfi, ˌstɪərɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the depiction or representation of three-dimensional things by projection on to a two-dimensional surface, e.g. in cartography. DERIVATIVES stereograph noun, stereographic adjective, stereographically adverb
stereoisomer
stereoisomer |ˌstɛrɪəʊˈʌɪsəmə, ˌstɪə -| ▶noun Chemistry each of two or more compounds differing only in the spatial arrangement of their atoms. DERIVATIVES stereoisomeric |-ˈmɛrɪk |adjective, stereoisomerism noun
stereolithography
stereo |lith |og ¦raphy |ˌstɛrɪəʊlɪˈθɒgrəfi, ˌstɪərɪəʊ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] a technique or process for creating three-dimensional objects, in which a computer-controlled moving laser beam is used to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid polymer that hardens on contact with laser light. DERIVATIVES stereolithographic adjective
stereometry
stere ¦om |etry |ˌstɛrɪˈɒmətri, ˌstɪərɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geometry the measurement of solid bodies.
stereomicroscope
stereo |micro |scope |ˌstɛrɪəʊˈmʌɪkrəskəʊp, ˌstɪərɪəʊ -| ▶noun a binocular microscope that gives a relatively low-power stereoscopic view of the subject.
stereophonic
stereophonic |ˌstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˈfɒnɪk, ˌstɪərɪə (ʊ )-| ▶adjective (of sound recording and reproduction ) using two or more channels of transmission and reproduction so that the reproduced sound seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source. DERIVATIVES stereophonically adverb, stereophony |-ˈɒf (ə )ni |noun
stereopsis
stereopsis |ˌstɛrɪˈɒpsɪs, ˌstɪərɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the perception of depth produced by the reception in the brain of visual stimuli from both eyes in combination; binocular vision. DERIVATIVES stereoptic adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek opsis ‘sight ’.
stereopticon
stereopticon |ˌstɛrɪˈɒptɪk (ə )n, ˌstɪərɪ -| ▶noun a slide projector that combines two images to create a three-dimensional effect, or makes one image dissolve into another. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek optikon, neuter of optikos ‘relating to vision ’.
stereoscope
stereoscope |ˈstɛrɪə (ʊ )skəʊp, ˈstɪə -| ▶noun a device by which two photographs of the same object taken at slightly different angles are viewed together, creating an impression of depth and solidity. DERIVATIVES stereoscopic |-ˈskɒpɪk |adjective, stereoscopically |-ˈskɒpɪk (ə )li |adverb, stereoscopy |-ˈɒskəpi |noun
stereoselective
stereoselective |ˌstɛrɪəʊsɪˈlɛktɪv, ˌstɪə -| ▶adjective Chemistry (of a reaction ) preferentially producing a particular stereoisomeric form of the product, irrespective of the configuration of the reactant. DERIVATIVES stereoselectivity noun
stereo separation
stereo sep ¦ar |ation ▶noun see separation ( sense 3 ).
stereospecific
stereo |spe ¦cif ¦ic |ˌstɛrɪəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk, ˌstɪərɪəʊ -| ▶adjective Chemistry another term for stereoselective. DERIVATIVES stereospecifically adverb, stereospecificity |-ˈfɪsɪti |noun
stereospondyl
stereospondyl |ˌstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˈspɒndɪl, ˌstɪə -| ▶noun a fossil amphibian with a broad flat head, occurring in the Permian and Triassic periods. ●Suborder Stereospondyli, order Temnospondyli: several families. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Stereospondyli (plural ), from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + spondulos ‘vertebra ’.
stereotactic
stereotactic |ˌstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˈtaktɪk, ˌstɪərɪə (ʊ )- |(also stereotaxic |-ˈtaksɪk |) ▶adjective relating to or denoting techniques for surgical treatment or scientific investigation that permit the accurate positioning of probes inside the brain or other parts of the body. DERIVATIVES stereotactically adverb
stereotaxis
stereotaxis |ˌstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˈtaksɪs, ˌstɪərɪə (ʊ )- |(also stereotaxy |-ˈtaksi |) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of stereotactic instruments or devices in surgery or research. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from stereo- three-dimensional + Greek taxis ‘orientation ’.
stereotype
stereo |type |ˈstɛrɪə (ʊ )tʌɪp, ˈstɪərɪə (ʊ )-| ▶noun 1 a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing: the stereotype of the woman as the carer | sexual and racial stereotypes. • a person or thing that conforms to such an image: don't treat anyone as a stereotype. 2 a relief printing plate cast in a mould made from composed type or an original plate. ▶verb [ with obj. ] view or represent as a stereotype: the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland. DERIVATIVES stereotypic |-ˈtɪpɪk |adjective, stereotypical |-ˈtɪpɪk (ə )l |adjective, stereotypically |-ˈtɪpɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French stéréotype (adjective ).
stereotyped
stereo |typed |ˈstɛrɪətʌɪpt | ▶adjective viewed or represented as a stereotype: the film is weakened by its stereotyped characters.
stereotypy
stereotypy |ˈstɛrɪə (ʊ )ˌtʌɪpi, ˈstɪə -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the persistent repetition of an act, especially by an animal, for no obvious purpose.
steric
steric |ˈstɛrɪk, ˈstɪərɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, especially as it affects chemical reactions. DERIVATIVES sterically adverb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: formed irregularly from Greek stereos ‘solid ’ + -ic .
sterigma
sterigma |stəˈrɪgmə | ▶noun ( pl. sterigmata |stəˈrɪgmətə | ) Botany (in some fungi ) a spore-bearing projection from a cell. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek stērigma ‘a support ’, from stērizein ‘to support ’.
sterilant
sterilant |ˈstɛrɪl (ə )nt | ▶noun an agent used to destroy microorganisms; a disinfectant. • a chemical agent used to destroy pests and diseases in the soil, especially fungi and nematodes.
sterile
ster |ile |ˈstɛrʌɪl | ▶adjective 1 not able to produce children or young: the disease had made him sterile. • (of a plant ) not able to produce fruit or seeds. • (of land or soil ) too poor in quality to produce crops. • lacking in imagination, creativity, or excitement; uninspiring or unproductive: he found the fraternity's teachings sterile. 2 free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean: a sterile needle and syringes. DERIVATIVES sterilely adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sterilis; related to Greek steira ‘barren cow ’. Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent.
sterility
ster ¦il |ity |stəˈrɪlɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or condition of being sterile: the disease can cause sterility in males | the sterility of debate in the party.
sterilize
sterilize |ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz |(also sterilise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (something ) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms: babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized | (as adj. sterilized ) : sterilized jars. 2 deprive (a person or animal ) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs. • make (land or water ) unable to produce crops or support life. DERIVATIVES sterilizable adjective, sterilization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, sterilizer noun
sterlet
sterlet |ˈstəːlɪt | ▶noun a small sturgeon of the Danube basin and Caspian Sea area, farmed and commercially fished for its flesh and caviar. ●Acipenser ruthenus, family Acipenseridae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Russian sterlyadʹ.
sterling
ster |ling |ˈstəːlɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 British money: prices in sterling are shown | [ as modifier ] : issues of sterling bonds. 2 short for sterling silver: [ as modifier ] : a sterling spoon. ▶adjective (of a person or their work or qualities ) excellent or valuable: this organization does sterling work for youngsters. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from steorra ‘star ’ + -ling (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star ). Until recently one popular theory was that the coin was originally made by Easterling moneyers (from the ‘eastern ’ Hanse towns ), but the stressed first syllable would not have been dropped.
sterling area
ster |ling area a group of countries, most belonging to the British Commonwealth, that formerly pegged their exchange rates to sterling or kept their reserves in sterling rather than gold or dollars.
Sterling Heights
Ster ling Heights |ˈstərliNG ˈstərlɪŋ haɪtz | a city in southeastern Michigan, north of Detroit; pop. 127,160 (est. 2008 ).
sterling silver
ster |ling sil ¦ver ▶noun [ mass noun ] silver of 92 1 /2 per cent purity.
Sterlitamak
Sterlitamak |ˌstɛːlɪtəˈmɑːk | an industrial city in southern Russia, situated on the Belaya River to the north of Orenburg; pop. 268,300 (est. 2008 ).
stern
stern 1 |stəːn | ▶adjective (of a person or their manner ) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline: a smile transformed his stern face | Mama looked stern. • (of an act or statement ) strict and severe: stern measures to restrict vehicle growth. • (of competition or opposition ) putting someone or something under extreme pressure: the past year has been a stern test of the ability of British industry. PHRASES be made of sterner stuff have a stronger character and be more able to overcome problems than others: whereas James was deeply wounded by the failure, George was made of sterner stuff. [from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ( iii. 2. 93 ).] the sterner sex archaic men regarded in contrast to women. DERIVATIVES sternly adverb, sternness |ˈstəːnnɪs |noun ORIGIN Old English styrne, probably from the West Germanic base of the verb stare .
stern
stern 2 |stəːn | ▶noun the rearmost part of a ship or boat: he stood at the stern of the yacht. • humorous a person's bottom: my stern can't take too much sun. DERIVATIVES sterned adjective [ in combination ] : a square-sterned vessel, sternmost adjective, sternwards adverb ORIGIN Middle English: probably from Old Norse stjórn ‘steering ’, from stýra ‘to steer ’.
Stern, Isaac
Stern, Isaac |stərn stərn | (1920 –2001 ), US violinist; born in Russia. He made his New York debut in 1937 at Town Hall. In 1956, he was the first American to perform in Russia after World War II, and he was invited to China in 1979. He served as president of Carnegie Hall from 1960.
sternal
ster ¦nal |ˈstəːn (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to the sternum: the sternal area | sternal muscles.
sternal rib
ster ¦nal rib ▶noun another term for true rib.
sterndrive
stern |drive |stəːndrʌɪv | ▶noun an inboard engine connected to an outboard drive unit at the rear of a powerboat.
Sterne, Laurence
Sterne, Laurence |stəːn | (1713 –68 ), Irish novelist. He is best known for his nine-volume work The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1759 –67 ), which parodied the developing conventions of the novel form.
Stern Gang
Stern Gang |stəːn | the British name for a militant Zionist group that campaigned in Palestine during the 1940s for the creation of a Jewish state. Founded by Avraham Stern (1907 –42 ) as an offshoot of Irgun, the group assassinated the British Minister for the Middle East, Lord Moyne, and Count Bernadotte, the UN mediator for Palestine.
sternite
stern |ite |ˈstəːnʌɪt | ▶noun Entomology (in an insect ) a sclerotized plate forming the sternum of a segment. Compare with tergite.
Sterno
Sterno |ˈstəːnəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] US trademark flammable hydrocarbon jelly supplied in cans for use as fuel for cooking stoves. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of Sternau and Co. , New York, + -o .
sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid |ˌstəːnə (ʊ )ˌklʌɪdə (ʊ )ˈmastɔɪd |(also sternocleidomastoid muscle ) ▶noun Anatomy each of a pair of long muscles which connect the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process of the temporal bone and serve to turn and nod the neck.
sternomastoid
sternomastoid |ˌstəːnə (ʊ )ˈmastɔɪd | ▶noun another term for sternocleidomastoid.
sternpost
stern |post |ˈstəːnpəʊst | ▶noun the central upright support at the stern of a boat, traditionally bearing the rudder.
sternsheets
stern |sheets |ˈstəːnʃiːts | ▶plural noun the flooring planks in a boat's after section, or the seating in this section of an open boat.
sternum
sternum |ˈstəːnəm | ▶noun ( pl. sternums or sterna |-nə | ) Anatomy the breastbone. • Zoology a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sternon ‘chest ’.
sternutation
sternutation |ˌstəːnjʊˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal the action of sneezing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin sternutatio (n- ), from the verb sternutare, frequentative of sternuere ‘to sneeze ’.
sternutator
sternutator |ˈstəːnjʊˌteɪtə | ▶noun an agent that causes sneezing, especially one used in chemical warfare that causes irritation to the nose and eyes, pain in the chest, and nausea. DERIVATIVES sternutatory |-ˈnjuːtət (ə )ri |adjective & noun ( pl. sternutatories )
sternway
stern |way |ˈstəːnweɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] backward movement of a ship: we begin making sternway towards the shoal.
sternwheeler
stern |wheel ¦er |ˈstəːnwiːlə | ▶noun a steamer propelled by a paddle wheel positioned at the stern.
steroid
steroid |ˈstɪərɔɪd, ˈstɛrɔɪd | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms (three six-membered and one five ). They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins. • short for anabolic steroid. DERIVATIVES steroidal |-ˈrɔɪd (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from sterol + -oid .
sterol
sterol |ˈstɪərɒl, ˈstɛrɒl | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a group of naturally occurring unsaturated steroid alcohols, typically waxy solids. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: independent usage of the ending of words such as cholesterol .
stertorous
stertorous |ˈstəːt (ə )rəs | ▶adjective (of breathing ) noisy and laboured. DERIVATIVES stertorously adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin stertor ‘snoring sound ’ (from Latin stertere ‘to snore ’) + -ous .
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stereo
stereo noun we bought a new stereo: sound system, ghetto blaster, radio, CD player, tape deck, boom box, hi-fi.
stereotype
stereotype noun the stereotype of the rancher: standard /conventional image, received idea, cliché, hackneyed idea, formula. ▶verb women in detective novels are often stereotyped as femmes fatales: typecast, pigeonhole, conventionalize, categorize, label, tag.
stereotyped
stereotyped adjective the stereotyped image of a stewardess: stock, conventional, stereotypical, standard, formulaic, predictable; hackneyed, clichéd, cliché -ridden, banal, trite, unoriginal; typecast; informal corny, old hat. ANTONYMS unconventional, original.
sterile
sterile adjective 1 mules are sterile: infertile, unable to reproduce /conceive, unable to have children /young; archaic barren. ANTONYMS fertile, fecund. 2 sterile desert: unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, uncultivatable, barren. ANTONYMS fertile, productive, rich. 3 a sterile debate: pointless, unproductive, unfruitful, unrewarding, useless, unprofitable, profitless, futile, vain, idle; archaic bootless. ANTONYMS fruitful. 4 sterile academicism: unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unoriginal, stale, lifeless, musty, phlegmatic. ANTONYMS creative, original. 5 sterile conditions: aseptic, sterilized, germ-free, antiseptic, disinfected; uncontaminated, unpolluted, pure, clean; sanitary, hygienic. ANTONYMS septic. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See sanitary . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
sterilize
sterilize verb 1 the scalpel was first sterilized: disinfect, fumigate, decontaminate, sanitize; pasteurize; clean, cleanse, purify; technical autoclave. ANTONYMS contaminate. 2 over 6.5 million people were sterilized: make unable to have children, make infertile, hysterectomize, vasectomize, have one's tubes tied, have a tubal ligation, have a salpingectomy. 3 sterilizing domestic animals: neuter, castrate, spay, geld, cut, fix, desex, alter, doctor.
sterling
sterling adjective this is a sterling example of the power of a positive attitude: excellent, first-rate, first-class, exceptional, outstanding, splendid, superlative, praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, valuable, worthy, deserving. ANTONYMS poor, unexceptional.
stern
stern 1 adjective 1 a stern expression: serious, unsmiling, frowning, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, austere, dour, stony, flinty, steely, unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic, disapproving. ANTONYMS genial, friendly. 2 stern measures: strict, severe, stringent, harsh, drastic, hard, tough, extreme, rigid, ruthless, rigorous, exacting, demanding, uncompromising, unsparing, inflexible, authoritarian, draconian. ANTONYMS lenient, lax. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See severe . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
stern
stern 2 noun the stern of the ship: rear (end ), back, after end, poop, transom, tail. ANTONYMS bow.
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stereotype
stereotype noun the stereotype of the alcoholic as a down-and-out vagrant: standard /conventional image, received idea, cliché, hackneyed idea, formula. ▶verb the city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland: typecast, pigeonhole, conventionalize, standardize, categorize, compartmentalize, label, tag.
stereotyped
stereotyped adjective stereotyped images of village life: stock, conventional, stereotypical, conventionalized, standardized, standard, formulaic, predictable; hackneyed, clichéd, cliché -ridden, banal, trite, platitudinous, unoriginal, derivative, overused, overworked, well worn, stale, tired; typecast; informal corny, old hat. ANTONYMS unconventional, original, fresh.
sterile
sterile adjective 1 the treatment left her sterile: infertile; childless; technical infecund; archaic barren. ANTONYMS fertile, fecund. 2 vast tracts of sterile desert land: unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, uncultivatable; arid, dry, barren, lifeless, desert. ANTONYMS rich, fertile, productive. 3 a sterile debate: pointless, profitless, unproductive, unfruitful, fruitless, unrewarding, abortive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, ineffective, worthless, useless, unprofitable, futile, vain, idle; archaic bootless; rare unfructuous. ANTONYMS fruitful. 4 sterile academicism: unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unoriginal, derivative, stale, lifeless, musty. ANTONYMS creative, original. 5 the cells can be propagated in sterile conditions: aseptic, sterilized, germ-free, antiseptic, disinfected, uninfected, uncontaminated, unpolluted, pure, clean; sanitary, hygienic. ANTONYMS septic.
sterility
sterility noun 1 these compounds have successfully been used in the treatment of sterility: infertility; childlessness; technical infecundity; archaic barrenness. ANTONYMS fertility, fecundity. 2 the sterility of the soil: unproductiveness, unfruitfulness, infertility, sterileness, non-productivity; aridness, aridity, barrenness, lifelessness. ANTONYMS richness, fertility, productiveness. 3 the sterility of the debate | he contemplated the sterility of his life: pointlessness, unproductiveness, unfruitfulness, fruitlessness, uselessness, futility, profitlessness, worthlessness, abortiveness; emptiness, barrenness, aridity; archaic bootlessness. ANTONYMS fruitfulness. 4 a temperature of 121 °C is the minimum needed to achieve sterility: asepsis, freedom from germs, lack of infection /contamination /pollution, disinfection, purity, cleanliness. ANTONYMS contamination.
sterilize
sterilize verb 1 the wards had been thoroughly sterilized: disinfect, purify, fumigate, decontaminate, sanitize; pasteurize; clean, cleanse; technical autoclave; rare depurate, depollute. ANTONYMS contaminate. 2 in the last half of the year, over 6.5 million people were sterilized: vasectomize, hysterectomize; rare ovariectomize, oophorectomize, eunuchize. 3 she launched a campaign to have France's 30 million cats and dogs sterilized: castrate, geld, neuter, cut, caponize, emasculate; spay; N. Amer. & Austral. alter; informal fix, doctor.
sterling
sterling adjective Brit. the sterling work of the social services department: excellent, first-rate, first-class, exceptional, outstanding, splendid, superlative, of the first order, of the highest order, of the first water, magnificent, wonderful, fine, great, praiseworthy, laudable, admirable; informal A1, stellar, top-notch. ANTONYMS poor, unexceptional.
stern
stern 1 adjective 1 Nick's expression was stern: serious, unsmiling, frowning, poker-faced, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, sombre, grave, sober, austere, dour, stony, flinty, steely, unrelenting, unyielding, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic, disapproving; rare Rhadamanthine. ANTONYMS genial, friendly. 2 the stern measures taken by the government added to its unpopularity: strict, severe, stringent, harsh, drastic, hard, tough, fierce, extreme, rigorous, rigid, exacting, demanding, uncompromising, unsparing, inflexible, authoritarian, draconian; Austral. /NZ informal solid. ANTONYMS lenient, lax.
stern
stern 2 noun the stern of the ship: rear end, rear, back, tail, poop. ANTONYMS bow.
Duden Dictionary
Ster
Ster Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e r |der Ster; Genitiv: des Sters, Plural: die Stere und Sters < aber: 5 Ster > französisch stère, zu griechisch stereós = räumlich Raummeter
Steradiant
Ste ra di ant Substantiv, maskulin Mathematik , der |Steradi a nt ʃt …, st …|der Steradiant; Genitiv: des Steradianten, Plural: die Steradianten zu griechisch stereós (Ster ) und Radiant Winkel, der als gerader Kreiskegel, der seine Spitze im Mittelpunkt einer Kugel mit dem Halbmesser 1 m hat, aus der Oberfläche dieser Kugel eine Kalotte mit einer Fläche von 1 m 2 ausschneidet Einheit des räumlichen Winkels sr
Sterbeablass
Ster be ab lass Substantiv, maskulin katholische Kirche , der |St e rbeablass |vollkommener Ablass in der Sterbestunde
Sterbeamt
Ster be amt Substantiv, Neutrum katholische Kirche , das |St e rbeamt | Totenmesse a
Sterbebegleiter
Ster be be glei ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rbebegleiter |jemand, der einem Sterbenden beisteht
Sterbebegleiterin
Ster be be glei te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbebegleiterin |weibliche Form zu Sterbebegleiter
Sterbebegleitung
Ster be be glei tung Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbebegleitung |Betreuung und Unterstützung todkranker Menschen während ihres Sterbens der Bedarf an professioneller Sterbebegleitung steigt
Sterbebett
Ster be bett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbebett |Bett, in dem ein Sterbender liegt an jemandes Sterbebett sitzen, gerufen werden | auf dem Sterbebett liegen (im Sterben liegen )
Sterbebuch
Ster be buch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbebuch |Personenstandsbuch, in dem Sterbefälle beurkundet werden
Sterbedatum
Ster be da tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbedatum |Todesdatum
Sterbefall
Ster be fall Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rbefall |Todesfall
Sterbegebet
Ster be ge bet Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbegebet |Gebet für einen Sterbenden
Sterbegeläut
Ster be ge läut Substantiv, Neutrum , das Sterbegeläute |St e rbegeläut |ohne Plural Geläut der Sterbeglocke
Sterbegeläute
Ster be ge läu te Substantiv, Neutrum , das Sterbegeläut |St e rbegeläute |ohne Plural Geläut der Sterbeglocke
Sterbegeld
Ster be geld Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbegeld |ohne Plural von einer Versicherung an den, die Hinterbliebenen gezahltes Geld für Beerdigungskosten
Sterbeglocke
Ster be glo cke Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbeglocke |Glocke, die bei jemandes Tod oder Begräbnis geläutet wird
Sterbehelfer
Ster be hel fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rbehelfer |jemand, der Sterbehilfe 1 leistet
Sterbehelferin
Ster be hel fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbehelferin |weibliche Form zu Sterbehelfer
Sterbehemd
Ster be hemd Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbehemd |weißes Hemd 2 , das dem Toten angezogen wird; Totenhemd
Sterbehilfe
Ster be hil fe Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbehilfe |1 Euthanasie 1b 2 Sterbegeld
Sterbejahr
Ster be jahr Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbejahr |Todesjahr
Sterbekasse
Ster be kas se Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbekasse |kleinerer Versicherungsverein für Sterbegeld
Sterbeklinik
Ster be kli nik Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbeklinik |Klinik, deren Ziel es ist, Menschen im Endstadium einer unheilbaren Krankheit ohne künstliche Verlängerung des Lebens psychische Sterbehilfe zu geben
Sterbekreuz
Ster be kreuz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbekreuz |
Sterbelager
Ster be la ger Substantiv, Neutrum gehoben , das |St e rbelager |das Sterbelager < Plural: Sterbelager > Sterbebett
Sterbematrikel
Ster be ma t ri kel, Ster be ma tri kel Substantiv, feminin österreichische Amtssprache , die |St e rbematrikel |Totenverzeichnis
Sterbemesse
Ster be mes se Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbemesse |Sterbeamt
sterben
ster ben starkes Verb |st e rben |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « mittelhochdeutsch sterben, althochdeutsch sterban, eigentlich (verhüllend ) = erstarren, steif werden, zu starren a aufhören zu leben, sein Leben beschließen jung sterben | eines sanften Todes sterben | er starb als gläubiger Christ | an Altersschwäche, an den Folgen eines Unfalls sterben | (formelhafter Schluss von Märchen:) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute | substantiviert im Sterben liegen in Bezug auf einen Schwerkranken, Altersschwachen kurz vorm Tode sein | figurativ der Wald stirbt geht zugrunde | figurativ gehoben seine Hoffnung, Liebe ist gestorben erloschen | figurativ umgangssprachlich vor Angst, Scham, Langeweile, Neugier sterben sich überaus ängstigen usw. | figurativ substantiviert dann kam, begann das große Sterben Massensterben zum Sterben langweilig, müde, einsam o. Ä. emotional sehr, überaus [in Bezug auf einen negativen Zustand ] obwohl sie zum Sterben müde war, lief sie weiter für jemanden gestorben sein von jemandem völlig ignoriert werden, für ihn nicht mehr existieren, weil man seine Erwartungen o. Ä. in hohem Maße enttäuscht hat gestorben [sein ] salopp [in Bezug auf etwas Geplantes o. Ä.] nicht zustande gekommen [sein ], nicht ausgeführt, in die Wirklichkeit umgesetzt worden [sein ] und deshalb [vorläufig ] nicht mehr zur Diskussion stehend ; Film-, Fernsehjargon [in Bezug auf die Dreharbeit für eine bestimmte Szene ] abgebrochen, abgeschlossen »Gestorben! «daran, davon stirbt man nicht gleich umgangssprachlich das ist nicht so schlimm, nicht so gefährlich b mit Akkusativ des Inhalts einen bestimmten Tod erleiden den Helden-, Hungertod sterben | einen qualvollen Tod sterben c (für etwas, jemanden ) sein Leben lassen für seinen Glauben, für das Vaterland sterben d (jemandem ) durch den Tod genommen werden ihr ist der Mann gestorben
Sterben
Ster ben Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rben |das Sterben; Genitiv: des Sterbens
Sterbende
Ster ben de substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |St e rbende |die /eine Sterbende; der /einer Sterbenden, die Sterbenden /zwei Sterbende weibliche Person, die im Sterben liegt
Sterbender
Ster ben der substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin Sterbende |St e rbender |der Sterbende /ein Sterbender; des /eines Sterbenden, die Sterbenden /zwei Sterbende jemand, der im Sterben liegt
Sterbensangst
Ster bens angst Substantiv, feminin emotional verstärkend , die |St e rbens a ngst |sehr große Angst
sterbenselend
ster bens elend Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |st e rbens e lend |sich sehr elend, unwohl, übel fühlend, so elend, dass man glaubt, sterben zu müssen ihm ist, er fühlt sich sterbenselend
sterbenskrank
ster bens krank Adjektiv |st e rbenskr a nk |a emotional verstärkend sterbenselend b sehr schwer krank, todkrank
sterbenslangweilig
ster bens lang wei lig Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |st e rbensl a ngweilig |äußerst langweilig, uninteressant
sterbensmatt
ster bens matt Adjektiv |st e rbensm a tt |
sterbensmüde
ster bens mü de Adjektiv gehoben, emotional verstärkend |st e rbensm ü de |sehr müde, todmüde
Sterbensseele
Ster bens see le Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbenss ee le |in der Fügung keine /nicht eine Sterbensseele überhaupt niemand davon darf keine Sterbensseele etwas erfahren
sterbensübel
ster bens übel Adjektiv emotional verstärkend |st e rbens ü bel |sich sehr unwohl, übel fühlend, so übel, dass man glaubt, sterben zu müssen
Sterbenswort
Ster bens wort Substantiv, Neutrum , das Sterbenswörtchen |St e rbensw o rt |in der Fügung kein /nicht ein Sterbenswort /Sterbenswortw örtchen kein einziges Wort, überhaupt nichts zusgez. aus »kein sterbendes [= schwaches, kaum hörbares ] Wörtchen « nicht ein Sterbenswort sagen
Sterbenswörtchen
Ster bens wört chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das Sterbenswort |St e rbensw ö rtchen |in der Fügung kein /nicht ein Sterbenswort /Sterbenswortw örtchen kein einziges Wort, überhaupt nichts zusgez. aus »kein sterbendes [= schwaches, kaum hörbares ] Wörtchen « nicht ein Sterbenswort sagen
Sterbeort
Ster be ort Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rbeort |Ort, in dem jemand gestorben ist
Sterberate
Ster be ra te Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rberate |Mortalität
Sterbesakramente
Ster be sa k ra men te , Ster be sa kra men te Pluralwort katholische Kirche , die |St e rbesakramente |Pluraletantum Sakramente der Buße, der Eucharistie und der Krankensalbung für Schwerkranke und Sterbende die Sterbesakramente empfangen
Sterbestunde
Ster be stun de Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbestunde |Todesstunde
Sterbet
Ster bet Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch , der |St e rbet |der Sterbet; Genitiv: des Sterbets spätmittelhochdeutsch sterbat das [Massen ]sterben
Sterbetafel
Ster be ta fel Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbetafel |(in der Bevölkerungsstatistik ) Tabelle, die (getrennt nach Geschlechtern ) angibt, wie viel Personen des gleichen Alters das nächsthöhere Alter wahrscheinlich erleben und (daraus abgeleitet ) wie viel Personen dieses Alters sterben
Sterbetag
Ster be tag Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rbetag |Todestag
Sterbetourismus
Ster be tou ris mus Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der Reisetätigkeit von Menschen, die verreisen, um am Zielort Sterbehhilfe in Anspruch zu nehmen
Sterbeurkunde
Ster be ur kun de Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbeurkunde |standesamtliche Urkunde über Ort, Tag und Stunde des Todes einer Person
Sterbeziffer
Ster be zif fer Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rbeziffer |Mortalität
Sterbezimmer
Ster be zim mer Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rbezimmer |Zimmer, in dem jemand gestorben ist
sterblich
sterb lich Adjektiv |st e rblich |mittelhochdeutsch sterblich 1 seiner natürlichen Beschaffenheit nach dem Sterben unterworfen; vergänglich alle Lebewesen sind sterblich 2 emotional verstärkend sehr, überaus sich sterblich blamieren | sterblich verliebt
Sterbliche
Sterb li che substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin dichterisch |St e rbliche |die /eine Sterbliche; der /einer Sterblichen, die Sterblichen /zwei Sterbliche sterblicher Mensch weiblichen Geschlechts
Sterblicher
Sterb li cher substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin dichterisch Sterbliche |St e rblicher |der Sterbliche /ein Sterblicher; des /eines Sterblichen, die Sterblichen /zwei Sterbliche sterblicher Mensch ein gewöhnlicher o. ä. Sterblicher ein gewöhnlicher Mensch, Durchschnittsmensch
Sterblichkeit
Sterb lich keit Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rblichkeit |die Sterblichkeit; Genitiv: der Sterblichkeit, Plural: die Sterblichkeiten spätmittelhochdeutsch sterblichheit 1 sterbliche 1 Beschaffenheit; das Sterblichsein 2 durchschnittliche Anzahl der Sterbefälle die Sterblichkeit bei Kreislauferkrankungen ist gestiegen, zurückgegangen
Sterblichkeitsrate
Sterb lich keits ra te Substantiv, feminin , die Sterblichkeitsziffer |St e rblichkeitsrate |Mortalität
Sterblichkeitsziffer
Sterb lich keits zif fer Substantiv, feminin , die Sterblichkeitsrate |St e rblichkeitsziffer |Mortalität
Sterculia
Ster cu lia Substantiv, feminin , die |Sterc u lia ʃt … st …|die Sterculia; Genitiv: der Sterculia lateinisch-neulateinisch Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Sterkuliengewächse, die teilweise Nutzholz liefert
stereo
ste reo Adjektiv |st e reo auch ˈst …|1 Kurzwort für: stereofon 2 Jargon bisexuell
Stereo
Ste reo Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e reo |das Stereo; Genitiv: des Stereos, Plural: die Stereos 1 Kurzwort für: Stereofonie ein Konzert in Stereo aufnehmen, senden 2 Kurzwort für: Stereotypieplatte Kurzwort für: Stereotypplatte
stereo-
ste reo-, Ste reo- Präfix Stereo- |auch st …|griechisch stereós
Stereoagnosie
Ste reo ag no sie , Ste reo agno sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Stereoagnos ie |die Stereoagnosie; Genitiv: der Stereoagnosie, Plural: die Stereoagnosien griechisch-neulateinisch Unfähigkeit, Gegenstände allein mithilfe des Tastsinns zu identifizieren; Gegensatz Stereognosie
Stereoakustik
Ste reo akus tik Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reoakustik |die Stereoakustik; Genitiv: der Stereoakustik Wissenschaft vom räumlichen Hören
Stereoanlage
Ste reo an la ge Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reoanlage |aus einzelnen Geräten (z. B. Plattenspieler, Radio ) bestehende kompakte Anlage 4 für den stereofonen Empfang und die stereofone Wiedergabe von Musik o. Ä.
Stereoaufnahme
Ste reo auf nah me Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reoaufnahme |stereofone Aufnahme 8
Stereoautograf
Ste reo au to graf , Ste reo au to graph Substantiv, maskulin Kartografie , der Stereoautograph |Stereoautogr a f Stereoautogr a ph |der Stereoautograf; Genitiv: des Stereoautografen, Plural: die Stereoautografen der Stereoautograph; Genitiv: des Stereoautographen, Plural: die Stereoautographen optisches Instrument zur Raumbildauswertung für Karten
Stereobat
Ste re o bat , Ste reo bat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stereob a t |der Stereobat; Genitiv: des Stereobaten, Plural: die Stereobaten Fundamentunterbau des griechischen Tempels
Stereobild
Ste reo bild Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e reobild |Bild, das bei der Betrachtung einen räumlichen Eindruck hervorruft; Raumbild
Stereobox
Ste reo box Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reobox |[quaderartiger ] Resonanzkasten mit eingebauten Stereolautsprechern
Stereochemie
Ste reo che mie Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reochemie |Teilgebiet der Chemie, das die räumliche Anordnung der Atome im Molekül erforscht
Stereochromie
Ste reo chro mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Stereochrom ie |die Stereochromie; Genitiv: der Stereochromie altes Verfahren der Wandmalerei
Stereoempfang
Ste reo emp fang Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reoempfang |ohne Plural stereofoner Empfang
Stereofernsehen
Ste reo fern se hen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e reofernsehen |Fernsehen mit stereofoner Tonwiedergabe
Stereofernseher
Ste reo fern se her Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reofernseher |mit zwei Lautsprechern ausgestatteter Fernsehapparat, für stereofonen Empfang und stereofone Wiedergabe
Stereofilm
Ste reo film Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reofilm |dreidimensionaler Film 3a
stereofon
ste reo fon , ste reo phon Adjektiv Akustik, Rundfunktechnik stereophon |stereof o n stereoph o n |nach englisch stereophonic, zu griechisch stereós = räumlich und phōnḗ = Klang, Stimme, Ton (von Schallübertragungen ) über zwei oder mehr Kanäle laufend, räumlich klingend Kurzform: stereo 1 eine stereofone Übertragung, Wiedergabe eines Konzertes | die Oper ist stereofon aufgenommen | eine Sendung stereofon empfangen
Stereofonie
Ste reo fo nie , Ste reo pho nie Substantiv, feminin , die Stereophonie |Stereofon ie Stereophon ie |die Stereofonie; Genitiv: der Stereofonie die Stereophonie; Genitiv: der Stereophonie englisch stereophony, zu: stereophonic, stereofon elektroakustische Schallübertragung über zwei oder mehr Kanäle, die einen räumlichen Klangeffekt entstehen lässt Kurzform: Stereo 1
stereofonisch
ste reo fo nisch, ste reo pho nisch Adjektiv stereophonisch |stereof o nisch stereoph o nisch |stereofon
Stereofotografie
Ste reo fo to gra fie , Ste reo pho to gra phie Substantiv, feminin , die Stereophotographie |St e reofotografie St e reophotographie |die Stereofotografie; Genitiv: der Stereofotografie, Plural: die Stereofotografien die Stereophotographie; Genitiv: der Stereophotographie, Plural: die Stereophotographien 1 ohne Plural Verfahren zur Herstellung von räumlich wirkenden Fotografien 2 fotografisches Raumbild
Stereofotogrammetrie
Ste reo fo to gram me t rie , Ste reo pho to gram me t rie , Ste reo fo to gram me trie Ste reo pho to gram me trie Substantiv, feminin Kartografie , die Stereophotogrammetrie |Stereofotogrammetr ie Stereophotogrammetr ie |die Stereofotogrammetrie; Genitiv: der Stereofotogrammetrie die Stereophotogrammetrie; Genitiv: der Stereophotogrammetrie Auswertung und Ausmessung von räumlichen Messbildern bei der Geländeaufnahme
Stereognosie
Ste reo g no sie , Ste reo gno sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Stereognos ie |die Stereognosie; Genitiv: der Stereognosie, Plural: die Stereognosien Fähigkeit, Gegenstände allein mithilfe des Tastsinns zu identifizieren; Gegensatz Stereoagnosie
Stereograf
Ste reo graf , Ste reo graph Substantiv, maskulin , der Stereograph |Stereogr a f Stereogr a ph |der Stereograf; Genitiv: des Stereografen, Plural: die Stereografen der Stereograph; Genitiv: des Stereographen, Plural: die Stereographen Maschine zur Herstellung von Stereotypplatten
stereografisch
ste reo gra fisch , ste reo gra phisch Adjektiv stereographisch |stereogr a fisch stereogr a phisch |stereografische Projektion Kartografie Abbildung der Punkte einer Kugeloberfläche auf eine Ebene, wobei Kugelkreise wieder als Kreise erscheinen
Stereokamera
Ste reo ka me ra Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reokamera |Kamera mit zwei gleichen Objektiven in Augenabstand zur Aufnahme von Teilbildern für Raumbildverfahren
Stereolautsprecher
Ste reo laut spre cher Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reolautsprecher |einer von zwei zusammengehörigen Lautsprechern für die stereofone Wiedergabe von Musik o. Ä.
Stereom
Ste re om Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |Stere o m |das Stereom; Genitiv: des Stereoms, Plural: die Stereome Festigungsgewebe der Pflanzen (zusammenfassende Bezeichnung für Sklerenchym und Kollenchym )
Stereometer
Ste reo me ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stereom e ter |1 Physik optisches Gerät zur Messung des Volumens fester Körper 2 Gerät zur Auswertung von Stereofotografien
Stereometrie
Ste reo me t rie , Ste reo me trie Substantiv, feminin Mathematik , die |Stereometr ie |griechisch stereometría Lehre von der Berechnung der geometrischen Körper
stereometrisch
ste reo me t risch, ste reo me trisch Adjektiv |stereom e trisch |die Stereometrie betreffend
Stereoplanigraf
Ste reo pla ni graf , Ste reo pla ni graph Substantiv, maskulin Kartografie , der Stereoplanigraph |Stereoplanigr a f Stereoplanigr a ph |der Stereoplanigraf; Genitiv: des Stereoplanigrafen, Plural: die Stereoplanigrafen der Stereoplanigraph; Genitiv: des Stereoplanigraphen, Plural: die Stereoplanigraphen griechisch ; lateinisch ; griechisch optisches Instrument zur Raumbildauswertung für Karten
Stereoplatte
Ste reo plat te Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reoplatte |Schallplatte, die stereofon abgespielt werden kann
Stereorundfunkgerät
Ste reo rund funk ge rät Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e reorundfunkgerät |Rundfunkgerät für die stereofone Wiedergabe von Musik, Gesprochenem o. Ä.
Stereosendung
Ste reo sen dung Substantiv, feminin , die |St e reosendung |stereofon ausgestrahlte Sendung
Stereoskop
Ste reo s kop , Ste reo skop Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stereosk o p |optisches Gerät zur Betrachtung von Raumbildern
Stereoskopie
Ste reo s ko pie , Ste reo sko pie Substantiv, feminin , die |Stereoskop ie |Gesamtheit der Verfahren zur Aufnahme und Wiedergabe von raumgetreuen Bildern
stereoskopisch
ste reo s ko pisch, ste reo sko pisch Adjektiv |stereosk o pisch |räumlich erscheinend, dreidimensional wiedergegeben
stereotaktisch
ste reo tak tisch Adjektiv Medizin |stereot a ktisch |die Stereotaxie betreffend, auf ihr beruhend
Stereotaxie
Ste reo ta xie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Stereotax ie |die Stereotaxie; Genitiv: der Stereotaxie durch ein kleines Bohrloch in der Schädeldecke punktförmig genaues Berühren eines bestimmten Gebietes im Gehirn
Stereotaxis
Ste re o ta xis, Ste reo ta xis Substantiv, feminin , die |Stereot a xis |die Stereotaxis; Genitiv: der Stereotaxis griechisch 1 Stereotaxie 2 Bestreben von Tieren, mit festen Gegenständen in Berührung zu kommen z. B. bei Röhren - oder Höhlenbewohnern
Stereoton
Ste reo ton Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reoton |stereofoner Ton
Stereotonkopf
Ste reo ton kopf Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reotonkopf |Tonkopf zum Abspielen von Stereoplatten
Stereotuner
Ste reo tu ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reotuner |Tuner für Stereoempfang
Stereoturm
Ste reo turm Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e reoturm |höheres, schmaleres, mit mehreren Böden versehenes Gehäuse, in dem die einzelnen Geräte einer Stereoanlage übereinander angeordnet sind Kurzform: Turm 8
stereotyp
ste reo typ Adjektiv |stereot y p |französisch stéréotype, eigentlich = mit gegossenen feststehenden Typen gedruckt, zu griechisch steréos = starr, fest und týpos = Schlag; Eindruck; Muster, Modell 1 bildungssprachlich (meist von menschlichen Aussage-, Verhaltensweisen o. Ä.) immer wieder in der gleichen Form [auftretend ], in derselben Weise ständig, formelhaft, klischeehaft wiederkehrend eine stereotype Antwort | stereotype Redensarten | ein stereotypes (unecht, maskenhaft wirkendes ) Lächeln | etwas stereotyp wiederholen 2 Druckwesen mit feststehenden Schrifttypen gedruckt
Stereotyp
Ste reo typ Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stereot y p |das Stereotyp; Genitiv: des Stereotyps, Plural: die Stereotype 1 Sozialpsychologie, Psychologie vereinfachendes, verallgemeinerndes, stereotypes Urteil, [ungerechtfertigtes ] Vorurteil über sich oder andere oder eine Sache; festes, klischeehaftes Bild 2 Psychiatrie, Medizin stereotype 1 sprachliche Äußerung oder motorische Bewegung
Stereotypdruck
Ste reo typ druck Substantiv, maskulin , der |Stereot y pdruck |der Stereotypdruck; Genitiv: des Stereotypdruck [e ]s, Plural: die Stereotypdrucke Druck von der Stereotypplatte
Stereotypeur
Ste reo ty peur Substantiv, maskulin Druckwesen , der |…ˈpøːɐ̯ |griechisch-französisch jemand, der Matern herstellt und ausgießt
Stereotypeurin
Ste reo ty peu rin Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈpøːrɪn |weibliche Form zu Stereotypeur
Stereotypie
Ste reo ty pie Substantiv, feminin , die |Stereotyp ie |1 a ohne Plural Druckwesen Verfahren zur Abformung von Druckplatten für den Hochdruck 1 b Druckwesen Stereotypieplatte 2 ohne Plural Psychiatrie, Medizin [krankhaftes ] Wiederholen von sprachlichen Äußerungen oder motorischen Abläufen
Stereotypieplatte
Ste reo ty pie plat te Substantiv, feminin Druckwesen , die |Stereotyp ie platte |Abguss einer Mater in Form einer festen Druckplatte Kurzform: Stereo 2
stereotypieren
ste reo ty pie ren schwaches Verb Druckwesen |stereotyp ie ren |griechisch-französisch -neulateinisch Matern herstellen und zu Stereotypplatten ausgießen
stereotypisch
ste reo ty pisch Adjektiv |stereot y pisch |stereotyp
Stereotypmetall
Ste reo typ me tall Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stereot y pmetall |
Stereotypplatte
Ste reo typ plat te Substantiv, feminin , die |Stereot y pplatte |Abguss einer Mater in Form einer festen Druckplatte Kurzform: Stereo 2
steril
ste ril Adjektiv |ster i l auch st …|französisch stérile < lateinisch sterilis = unfruchtbar, ertraglos 1 keimfrei ein steriler Verband | die Injektionsnadel ist nicht steril 2 Biologie, Medizin unfruchtbar, fortpflanzungsunfähig 3 a bildungssprachlich abwertend geistig unfruchtbar, unschöpferisch sterile Ansichten b bildungssprachlich abwertend kalt, nüchtern wirkend; ohne eigene Note
Sterilisation
Ste ri li sa ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Sterilisati o n |die Sterilisation; Genitiv: der Sterilisation, Plural: die Sterilisationen französisch stérilisation, zu: stériliser, sterilisieren das Sterilisieren 1 1, 2
Sterilisator
Ste ri li sa tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sterilis a tor |der Sterilisator; Genitiv: des Sterilisators, Plural: die Sterilisatoren lateinisch-französisch -neulateinisch Entkeimungsapparat
Sterilisierapparat
Ste ri li sier ap pa rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sterilis ie rapparat |
sterilisieren
ste ri li sie ren schwaches Verb |sterilis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch stériliser, zu: stérile, steril 1 keimfrei machen medizinische Instrumente, Milch sterilisieren 2 Medizin unfruchtbar, zur Fortpflanzung unfähig machen sich die Eileiter sterilisieren lassen
Sterilisierung
Ste ri li sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Sterilis ie rung |Sterilisation
Sterilität
Ste ri li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Sterilit ä t |die Sterilität; Genitiv: der Sterilität französisch stérilité < lateinisch sterilitas = Unfruchtbarkeit, zu: sterilis, steril 1 sterile 1 Beschaffenheit; Keimfreiheit 2 Biologie, Medizin Unfruchtbarkeit, Zeugungsunfähigkeit
Sterin
Ste rin Substantiv, Neutrum Biochemie , das |Ster i n ʃt … st …|zu griechisch stereós = räumlich, körperlich zu den Steroiden gehörende, in tierischen und pflanzlichen Zellen vorhandene Kohlenstoffverbindung
Sterke
Ster ke Substantiv, feminin norddeutsch , die |St e rke |Färse
sterkoral
ster ko ral Adjektiv Medizin |sterkor a l ʃt … st …|lateinisch-mittellateinisch kothaltig, kotig
Sterlet
Ster let , Ster lett Substantiv, maskulin , der Sterlett |St e rlet St e rlett |der Sterlet; Genitiv: des Sterlets, Plural: die Sterlete der Sterlett; Genitiv: des Sterletts, Plural: die Sterlette russisch (in osteuropäischen Gewässern lebender ) kleiner Stör
Sterling
Ster ling Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈʃtɛr … ˈstɛr …englisch ˈstəːlɪŋ |der Sterling; Genitiv: des Sterlings, Plural: die Sterlinge < aber: 5 Pfund Sterling > englisch sterling < altfranzösisch esterlin, über das Fränkische und Vulgärlateinische zu spätlateinisch stater < griechisch statḗr = ein Gewicht; eine Silbermünze; schon mittelhochdeutsch sterlinc = eine Münze Währungseinheit in Großbritannien; Pfund Sterling 1 Sterling = 100 New Pence; Zeichen und Abkürzung: £, £Stg
Sterlingblock
Ster ling block Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rlingblock |ohne Plural Länder, deren Währung mit dem englischen Pfund Sterling zu gemeinsamer Währungspolitik verbunden ist
Sterlingsilber
Ster ling sil ber Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rlingsilber |Silberlegierung mit einem hohen Feingehalt (mindestens 925 Teile Silber auf 1 000 Teile der Legierung )
Stern
Stern Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rn |der Stern; Genitiv: des Stern [e ]s, Plural: die Sterne mittelhochdeutsch stern (e ), althochdeutsch sterno, vielleicht zu Strahl und eigentlich = am Himmel Ausgestreuter 1 a als silbrig weißer, funkelnder Punkt besonders am nächtlichen Himmel sichtbares Gestirn ein heller, funkelnder Stern | Sonne, Mond und Sterne | die Sterne stehen am Himmel, blinken, flimmern, leuchten | unter fremden Sternen (dichterisch ; in der Fremde ) leben | figurativ mit jemandem geht ein neuer Stern auf (jemand tritt als großer Könner auf seinem Gebiet hervor )Sterne sehen umgangssprachlich durch einen Schlag, Aufprall o. Ä. ein Flimmern vor den Augen haben und einer Ohnmacht nahe sein die Sterne vom Himmel holen wollen gehoben Unmögliches zu erreichen suchen jemandem /für jemanden die Sterne vom Himmel holen alles für jemanden tun Äußerung, mit der man jemandem gegenüber seine große Liebe zum Ausdruck bringen will nach den Sternen greifen gehoben etwas Unerreichbares haben wollen b Gestirn im Hinblick auf seine schicksalhafte Beziehung zum Menschen Astrologie die Sterne stehen günstig ihre Konstellation kündet für jemanden Glück o. Ä. an | die Sterne befragen, in den Sternen lesen (durch Sterndeutung die Zukunft vorherzusagen suchen ) | ein glücklicher Stern , sein guter Stern (gehoben ; freundliches Geschick, Glücksstern ) hat ihn geleitet, hat sie zusammengeführt, hat ihn verlassen | gehoben jemandes Stern geht auf, ist im Aufgehen jemand ist zunehmend erfolgreich, ist auf dem Weg, bekannt, berühmt zu werden | gehoben jemandes Stern sinkt, ist im Sinken, ist untergegangen, erloschen jemandes Glück, Erfolg, Ruhm lässt nach, ist dahin | gehoben jemand ist unter einem /keinem guten, glücklichen Stern geboren, zur Welt gekommen jemand hat [kein ] Glück im Leben in den Sternen [geschrieben ] stehen noch ganz ungewiss sein, sich noch nicht voraussagen lassen unter einem guten, glücklichen, [un ]günstigen o. ä. Stern stehen gehoben in Bezug auf Unternehmungen o. Ä. [un ]günstige Voraussetzungen haben, einen guten, glücklichen, [un ]günstigen Verlauf nehmen c Himmelskörper [als Objekt wissenschaftlicher Untersuchung ] ein Stern erster, zweiter, dritter Größe | dichterisch auf diesem Stern auf der Erde 2 a Figur, Gegenstand, um dessen kreisförmige Mitte [gleich große ] Zacken symmetrisch angeordnet sind, sodass er einem Stern 1a ähnlich ist ein sechszackiger Stern b Stern 2a als Rangabzeichen, Orden, Hoheitszeichen goldene Sterne auf den Schulterstücken c sternförmiges Zeichen zur qualitativen Einstufung von etwas (besonders von Hotels, Restaurants ) ein Hotel, ein Kognak mit fünf Sternen d sternförmiges Kennzeichen in Texten, grafischen Darstellungen o. Ä. als Verweis auf eine Anmerkung, Fußnote 3 (bei Pferden und Rindern ) weißer Fleck auf der Stirn 4 Jägersprache (beim Wild ) Iris 5 Kosewort geliebte Person, Liebling du bist mein Stern
Stern
Stern Substantiv, maskulin Seemannssprache , der |St e rn |der Stern; Genitiv: des Sterns, Plural: die Sterne englisch stern < altnordisch stjorn = Steuer (ruder )Heck
sternal
ster nal Adjektiv Medizin |stern a l ʃt … st …|griechisch-neulateinisch zum Brustbein gehörend
Sternalgie
Ster n al gie , Ster nal gie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Sternalg ie |die Sternalgie; Genitiv: der Sternalgie, Plural: die Sternalgien zu griechisch álgos = Schmerz Brustbeinschmerz
Sternanis
Stern anis Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnanis |a (in Südchina und Hinterindien heimischer ) kleiner, immergrüner Baum mit sternförmigen Fruchtkapseln, deren ölhaltige, stark nach Anis duftende Samen als Gewürz verwendet werden b Frucht des Sternanis a
Sternbild
Stern bild Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnbild |Gruppe von Sternen am Himmel, die zusammen eine Figur darstellen das Sternbild des Kleinen, Großen Bären
Sternblume
Stern blu me Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnblume |Blume mit sternförmiger Blüte z. B. Aster
Sternchen
Stern chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnchen |das Sternchen; Genitiv: des Sternchens, Plural: die Sternchen Verkleinerungsform zu Stern 1a 1a, 2a, c, d
Sternchennudel
Stern chen nu del Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnchennudel |meist im Plural kleine, sternförmige Nudel (als Suppeneinlage )
Sterndeuter
Stern deu ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rndeuter |Astrologe
Sterndeuterei
Stern deu te rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Sterndeuter ei |
Sterndeuterin
Stern deu te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rndeuterin |weibliche Form zu Sterndeuter
Sterndeutung
Stern deu tung Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rndeutung |Astrologie
Sternekoch
Ster ne koch Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnekoch |nach der grafischen Darstellung eines Sterns, die der Restaurantführer Guide Michelin als Bewertung vergibt mit einem oder mehreren Sternen ausgezeichneter Koch Hamburg – die Hochburg der Sterneköche
Sterneköchin
Ster ne kö chin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rneköchin |weibliche Form zu Sternekoch
Sternenbanner
Ster nen ban ner Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnenbanner |Stars and Stripes
sternenhell
ster nen hell Adjektiv sternhell |st e rnenhell |von Sternen erhellt
Sternenhimmel
Ster nen him mel Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnenhimmel |1 klarer nächtlicher Himmel, an dem Sterne sichtbar sind wir hatten einen herrlichen Sternenhimmel 2 Himmel mit den (zu bestimmten Zeiten an bestimmten Punkten beobachtbaren ) Sternen, Planeten und anderen Himmelskörpern der nördliche, winterliche Sternenhimmel
sternenklar
ster nen klar Adjektiv sternklar |st e rnenklar |so klar, dass man die Sterne deutlich sehen kann
Sternenlicht
Ster nen licht Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnenlicht |
sternenlos
ster nen los Adjektiv sternlos |st e rnenlos |keine Sterne 1a aufweisend
Sternennacht
Ster nen nacht Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |St e rnennacht |sternklare Nacht
sternenwärts
ster nen wärts Adverb |st e rnenwärts |
Sternenzelt
Ster nen zelt Substantiv, Neutrum dichterisch , das |St e rnenzelt |ohne Plural Sternenhimmel
Sternfahrt
Stern fahrt Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnfahrt |Rennen, das von verschiedenen Ausgangspunkten zum gleichen Ziel führt
sternförmig
stern för mig Adjektiv |st e rnförmig |in der Form eines Sternes 2a
Sternforscher
Stern for scher Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnforscher |jemand, der die Sterne 1c erforscht; Astronom
Sternforscherin
Stern for sche rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnforscherin |weibliche Form zu Sternforscher
Sternfrucht
Stern frucht Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnfrucht |Karambole
Sterngewölbe
Stern ge wöl be Substantiv, Neutrum Architektur , das |St e rngewölbe |
Sterngucker
Stern gu cker Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , der |St e rngucker |Himmelsgucker
Sternguckerin
Stern gu cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnguckerin |weibliche Form zu Sterngucker
sternhagelbesoffen
stern ha gel be sof fen Adjektiv derb |st e rnh a gelbes o ffen |völlig, sinnlos betrunken
sternhagelvoll
stern ha gel voll Adjektiv salopp |st e rnh a gelv o ll |sehr betrunken
Sternhaufen
Stern hau fen Substantiv, maskulin Astronomie , der |St e rnhaufen |Anhäufung einer größeren Zahl von Sternen (die in der Zusammensetzung, Farbe u. Ä. einander ähnlich sind )
Sternhaus
Stern haus Substantiv, Neutrum Architektur , das |St e rnhaus |Hochhaus, bei dem mehrere Wohnflügel sternförmig um ein zentrales Treppenhaus angeordnet sind
sternhell
stern hell Adjektiv sternenhell |st e rnhell |von Sternen erhellt eine sternhelle Nacht
Sternhimmel
Stern him mel Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnhimmel |Sternenhimmel
Sternholz
Stern holz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnholz |ohne Plural Sperrholz mit sternförmig gegeneinander versetzten Furnierlagen
Sternjahr
Stern jahr Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnjahr |Zeit zwischen zwei aufeinanderfolgenden gleichen Stellungen der Sonne zu einem bestimmten Fixstern, Umlaufzeit der Erde um die Sonne; siderisches Jahr
Sternkarte
Stern kar te Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnkarte |kartografische Darstellung des Sternenhimmels, Himmelskarte Kurzform: Karte 6
sternklar
stern klar Adjektiv sternenklar |st e rnklar |so klar, dass man die Sterne deutlich sehen kann eine sternklare Nacht
Sternkunde
Stern kun de Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnkunde |Wissenschaft von den Himmelskörpern; Himmelskunde, Astronomie
sternkundig
stern kun dig Adjektiv |st e rnkundig |
sternlos
stern los Adjektiv sternenlos |st e rnlos |keine Sterne 1a aufweisend eine sternlose Nacht
Sternmarsch
Stern marsch Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnmarsch |Marsch, der von verschiedenen Ausgangspunkten zum gleichen Ziel führt einen Sternmarsch planen
Sternmiere
Stern mie re Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnmiere |Miere mit weißen, sternförmigen Blüten
Sternmotor
Stern mo tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnmotor |
Sternname
Stern na me Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnname |
Sternort
Stern ort Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rnort |der Sternort; Genitiv: des Sternort [e ]s, Plural: die …örter
Sternschnuppe
Stern schnup pe Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnschnuppe |man hielt die Meteore früher für »Putzabfälle « (Schnuppe ) von Sternen mit bloßem Auge sichtbarer Meteor Kurzform: Schnuppe 2
Sternsingen
Stern sin gen Substantiv, Neutrum landschaftlich , das |St e rnsingen |das nach altem Brauch dargebotene Singen bestimmter Lieder zum Dreikönigsfest von Kindern, die als Heilige Drei Könige verkleidet von Haus zu Haus ziehen und dabei einen Stern 2a mit sich führen
Sternsinger
Stern sin ger Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der |St e rnsinger |der Sternsinger; Genitiv: des Sternsingers, Plural: die Sternsinger Kind oder Jugendlicher, der am Sternsingen teilnimmt
Sternsingerin
Stern sin ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnsingerin |weibliche Form zu Sternsinger
Sternstunde
Stern stun de Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |St e rnstunde |durch einen großartigen Erfolg, einen besonderen Gücksfall o. Ä. gekennzeichneter Moment eine Sternstunde der /für die Wissenschaft
Sternsystem
Stern sys tem Substantiv, Neutrum Astronomie , das |St e rnsystem |ausgedehnte Ansammlung von vielen Sternen, die ihrer Entwicklung und Bewegung nach eine Einheit bilden
Sternum
Ster num Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |St e rnum |das Sternum; Genitiv: des Sternums, Plural: die Sterna Brustbein
Sternwarte
Stern war te Substantiv, feminin , die |St e rnwarte |wissenschaftliches Institut, in dem Sterne beobachtet werden
Sternwolke
Stern wol ke Substantiv, feminin Astronomie , die |St e rnwolke |
Sternzeichen
Stern zei chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St e rnzeichen | Tierkreiszeichen 1
Sternzeit
Stern zeit Substantiv, feminin Astronomie , die |St e rnzeit |
Steroid
Ste ro id Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Stero i d |das Steroid; Genitiv: des Steroid [e ]s, Plural: die Steroide meist im Plural biologisch wichtige organische Verbindung z. B. Gallensäure und Geschlechtshormone
Steroide
Ste ro i de Pluralwort Biochemie , die |Stero i de ʃt …, st …|Pluraletantum zu Sterin und griechisch -oeidḗs = ähnlich Gruppe biologisch wichtiger organischer Verbindungen
Steroidhormon
Ste ro id hor mon Substantiv, Neutrum Biochemie , das |Stero i dhormon |meist im Plural Hormon von der spezifischen Struktur der Steroide
Stert
Stert Substantiv, maskulin norddeutsch , der |St e rt | Sterz [Schwanz usw. ]
Stertor
Ster tor Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |St e rtor ˈʃt … ˈst …|der Stertor; Genitiv: des Stertors lateinisch-neulateinisch röchelndes Atmen
stertorös
ster to rös Adjektiv Medizin |stertor ö s |röchelnd, schnarchend vom Atemgeräusch
Sterz
Sterz Substantiv, maskulin , der |St e rz |der Sterz; Genitiv: des Sterzes, Plural: die Sterze mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch sterz, eigentlich = Starres, Steifes, zu starren 1 Schwanz, Bürzel 2 Kurzwort für: Pflugsterz
Sterz
Sterz Substantiv, maskulin bayrisch, österreichisch , der |St e rz |der Sterz; Genitiv: des Sterzes, Plural: die Sterze zu mundartlich sterzen = steif sein Speise aus einem mit [Mais ]mehl, Grieß o. Ä. zubereiteten Teig, der in Fett gebacken oder in heißem Wasser gegart und dann in kleine Stücke zerteilt wird
sterzeln
ster zeln schwaches Verb |st e rzeln |den Hinterleib aufrichten [von Bienen ]
French Dictionary
stéréo
stéréo adj. inv. et n. f. adjectif invariable Abréviation de stéréophonique. : Des chaînes stéréo (et non des *systèmes de son ). nom féminin Abréviation de stéréophonie. : Un concert diffusé en stéréo.
stéréo-
stéréo - préf. préfixe Les mots composés du préfixe stéréo - s ’écrivent en un seul mot. : Stéréophonie.
stéréophonie
stéréophonie n. f. nom féminin Procédé de reproduction des sons qui donne l ’impression qu ’il y a plusieurs sources sonores. Note Orthographique stéréo ph onie.
stéréophonique
stéréophonique adj. adjectif Relatif à la stéréophonie. : Une chaîne stéréophonique. Note Orthographique stéréo ph onique.
stéréotype
stéréotype n. m. nom masculin Idée toute faite, cliché. : Certains livres contiennent des stéréotypes sexistes. Note Orthographique stéréot y pe.
stéréotypé
stéréotypé , ée adj. adjectif Figé. : Des expressions sexistes et stéréotypées. Note Orthographique stéréot y pé.
stérile
stérile adj. adjectif 1 Qui ne produit pas de fruits. : Une terre stérile. SYNONYME aride ; désertique . ANTONYME fécond ; fertile . 2 Qui ne peut se reproduire. : Un homme stérile. 3 Exempt de microbes. : Un pansement stérile. Note Orthographique stéri l e.
stérilet
stérilet n. m. nom masculin Dispositif anticonceptionnel. Note Orthographique stérile t.
stérilisation
stérilisation n. f. nom féminin Action de stériliser. : La stérilisation du lait pour le nouveau-né.
stériliser
stériliser v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Rendre stérile (une personne ), l ’empêcher de se reproduire. 2 Rendre stérile (une chose ) par la destruction des microbes. : Le dentiste stérilise ses instruments chirurgicaux. aimer
stérilité
stérilité n. f. nom féminin 1 Impossibilité de se reproduire, pour un être vivant. ANTONYME fertilité . Note Technique On préférera ce terme à infertilité. 2 Absence de microbes. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • frigidité, absence de désir; • impuissance, déficience physique ou psychologique, pour l ’homme.
sterling
sterling adj. inv. adjectif invariable Monnaie anglaise. : Trente livres sterling. Prononciation Se prononce [stɛrliɳ ]; l ’adjectif rime avec jogging
sterne
sterne n. f. nom féminin Oiseau, appelé vulgairement hirondelle de mer. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une sterne.
sternum
sternum n. m. (pl. sternums ) nom masculin Os plat de la partie antérieure de la poitrine. Prononciation Le u se prononce o, [stɛrnɔm ]; le mot rime avec pomme
stéroïde
stéroïde n. f. Hormone sécrétée notamment par les glandes endocrines. : Ces joueurs de baseball ont reconnu avoir fait usage de stéroïdes et d ’hormones de croissance. Chez cette athlète, la prise de stéroïdes anabolisants en pilules et en injections a favorisé l ’apparition de traits masculins.
stéroïdien
stéroïdien , ienne adj. Relatif aux hormones stéroïdes. : Les anti-inflammatoires non stéroïdiens sont utilisés, depuis longtemps et à grande échelle, pour soulager les douleurs des personnes souffrant d ’arthrose.
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stereo
ster e o /stériòʊ , ⦅英 ⦆stɪ́ər -/名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C ステレオ (stereo set )▸ turn on the stereo ステレオをつける 2 U ステレオ (録音 )方式 , 立体音響 ▸ in stereo ステレオ (方式 )で ▸ broadcast in stereo ステレオで放送する 3 =stereotype .形容詞 〈レコード CD 放送などが 〉ステレオ (方式 )の (stereophonic )▸ a stereo effect ステレオ音響効果 ~́ s ỳ stem ステレオ (装置 ).
stereophonic
ster e o phon ic /stèriəfɑ́nɪk |-fɔ́n -/形容詞 ステレオ (方式 )の, 立体的 (音響効果 )の .
stereoscope
ster e o scope /stériəskòʊp /名詞 C 実体鏡, 双眼写真鏡 .
stereoscopic
ster e o scop ic /stèriəskɑ́pɪk |-skɔ́p -/形容詞 〈画像が 〉立体的な ; 実体鏡の ; 実体的映像の .
stereotype
ster e o type /stériətàɪp, stí ə r- /名詞 複 ~s /-s /C 1 «…の /…という » 固定観念 , 定型 , 通念 , 紋切り , 典型 ; 決まり文句 «of /that 節 » ▸ racial and gender stereotypes 民族と性別による固定観念 ▸ My mother doesn't conform to the stereotype of a feminist .母は男女同権論者の典型にはあてはまらない ▸ break the stereotype that ……という固定観念を破る 2 U C 〘印 〙ステロ版 , 鉛版 ; ステロ版印刷 .動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ~d 〗〈人などが 〉 «…として » 型にはめられる , 固定化 [類型化 ]される «as » .2 …をステロ版にする [で印刷する ].st é r e o t ỳ p i cal /-pɪk (ə )l /形容詞 典型的な .st é r e o t ỳ p ing 名詞 U 型にはめること .
stereotyped
st é r e o t ỳ ped /-t /形容詞 1 型にはまった, 固定観念にとらわれた ▸ avoid stereotyped ideas 型にはまった考え方を避ける 2 ステロ版の [で印刷された ].
sterile
ster ile /stér (ə )l |-raɪl /形容詞 比較なし /3 はmore ~; most ~1 〈動物 人などが 〉子ができない , 不妊の ; 〈植物などが 〉繁殖力のない , 実を結ばない (↔fertile )▸ The abortion left her sterile .妊娠中絶のために彼女は子供ができない体になった 2 〈土地などが 〉不毛の , やせた ; 〈考え 議論 文章などが 〉不毛の , 新鮮味に乏しい , むだな , 想像力に欠けた ; 〈建物 場所などが 〉おもしろみのない , 魅力のない ▸ sterile land 不毛の土地 ▸ a sterile argument 実りのない議論 3 無菌の , 殺菌した ▸ sterile culture 無菌培養 ▸ a sterile dressing 殺菌した包帯 ~ly 副詞
sterility
ste ril i ty /stərɪ́ləti /名詞 U 1 不毛 ; 不妊 ; 無菌 (状態 ).2 (内容の )乏しいこと ; 無効果 .
sterilization
st è r i li z á tion 名詞 U 不妊 ; 断種 ; 殺菌, 消毒 .
sterilize
ster i lize /stérəlàɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 …を殺菌 [消毒 ]する ; 〈土地 〉を不毛にする (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 〈人 動物など 〉に不妊手術を施す (!しばしば受け身で ) .st é r i l ì z er 名詞 C 殺菌 [消毒 ]する人 [物 ]; 殺菌装置 .
sterling
ster ling /stə́ː r lɪŋ /〖star (星 )ling (小さな ); 銀貨に小さな星が打刻してあったことから 〗名詞 U 1 英国貨幣 , 英貨 ▸ pay in sterling 英貨で支払う 2 (英国の金貨 銀貨の )法定純度 〘金貨は92 \%弱, 銀貨は50 \%〙.3 (法定 )純銀 (sterling silver ) 〘純銀92.5 \%以上 〙; 〖集合的に 〗純銀製品 .形容詞 1 英貨の , 英国ポンドの (⦅略 ⦆ stg. )▸ £2,000 stg .=two thousand pounds sterling 2,000英貨ポンド 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗法定純度の 〈金 銀など 〉.3 ⦅主に英 かたく ⦆すぐれた , 信頼できる , 本物の 〈性格 仕事など 〉▸ sterling work [effort ]立派な仕事 [努力 ]▸ sterling character 信頼できる性格 ~́ à rea [bl ò ck ]ポンド (通用 )地域, スターリング圏 .
stern
stern 1 /stəː r n /〖語源は 「固まった 」〗形容詞 ~er ; ~est 1 〈人などが 〉 «…の面で /…に対して » 厳格な , 厳しい «in /with » (→severe )▸ Meg is very stern with herself .メグは自分にとても厳しい ▸ Ken is made of sterner stuff than me .ケンは私よりずっと精神的に強い人だ 2 〈表情 顔つきなどが 〉怖い , いかめしい ▸ He put on a stern face .彼は怖い顔をした 3 〈言葉 規律などが 〉手厳しい , 容赦ない , 過酷な ▸ a stern discipline 厳格な規律 st é rn ly 副詞 厳格に, 厳しく .st é rn ness 名詞 U 厳格さ, 厳しさ .
stern
stern 2 〖語源は 「舵 (かじ )をとる (steer )所 」〗名詞 C 1 〘海 〙船尾, とも (↔bow , stem ; →ship )▸ the stern deck 船尾甲板 2 (一般に )後部 ; ⦅くだけて ⦆しり ; (猟犬などの )尾 .
sternum
ster num /stə́ː r nəm /名詞 複 -na /-nə /, ~s C 〘解剖 動物 〙胸骨 (breastbone ).
steroid
ster oid /stí ə rɔɪd , ⦅英 ⦆stér -/名詞 C 〘生化 〙ステロイド 〘炎症抑制剤 筋肉増強剤 〙.
stertorous
ster to rous /stə́ː r t (ə )rəs /形容詞 (脳卒中などで )いびきの大きい ; 高いびきの .