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as·tral
(ăs′trəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
2. Biology Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped.
3. Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body; astral projection.
[Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum, star, from Greek astron; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
as′tral·ly adv.
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astral
(ˈæstrəl)adj
1. (Astronomy) relating to, proceeding from, consisting of, or resembling the stars: an astral body.
2. (Biology) biology of or relating to the aster occurring in dividing cells
3. (Alternative Belief Systems) theosophy denoting or relating to a supposed supersensible substance believed to form the material of a second body for each person, taking the form of an aura discernible to certain gifted individuals
[C17: from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum star, from Greek astron]
ˈastrally adv
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as•tral
(ˈæs trəl)adj.
1. pertaining to, proceeding from, or like the stars; stellar.
2. Biol. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling an aster; having a discoid, radiate form.
[1595–1605; (< Middle French) < Late Latin astrālis= Latin ast(rum) star (< Greek ástron) + -ālis -al1]
as′tral•ly, adv.
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as·tral
(ăs′trəl) Relating to or coming from the stars; stellar: astral distances.
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