| saturn | 1. One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), anf the father of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was Kronos, later CHronos, Time. 2. <astronomy> One of the planets of the solar system, next in magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun. Its diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles, and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun, nearly twenty-nine years and a half. It is surrounded by a remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites. 3. <chemistry> The metal lead. Origin: L. Saturnus, literally, the saower, fr. Serere, satum, to sow. See Season. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| saturnian | 1. Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age. 2. Hence: Resembling the golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment. "Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times." (Pope) 3. <astronomy> Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn; as, the Saturnian year. Saturnian verse, a meter employed by early Roman satirists, consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, as in the line: The queen | w<acr/s <ismac/n | the k<ismac/tch | en eating | bread <acr/nd | honey. Origin: L. Saturnius. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging to Saturnia and allied genera. The Luna moth, polyphemus, and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn family, and some are raised for their silk. See Polyphemus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturnicentric | <astronomy> Appearing as if seen from the center of the planet Saturn; relating or referred to Saturn as a center. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturnine | 1. Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn. 2. Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper. 3. <chemistry> Of or pertaining to lead; characterised by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. <medicine> Saturnine colic, lead colic. Origin: L. Saturnus the god Saturn, also, the planet Saturn: cf. F. Saturnin of or pertaining to lead (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead),saturnien saturnine, saturnian. See Saturn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturnine colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnine encephalopathy | A metabolic encephalopathy, caused by the ingestion of lead compounds and seen particularly in early childhood; it is characterised pathologically by extensive cerebral oedema, status spongiosus, neurocytolysis, and some reactive inflammation; clinical manifestations include convulsions, delirium, and hallucinations. See: lead poisoning. Synonym: lead encephalitis, saturnine encephalopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnine tremor | A tremor caused by chronic lead poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnism | <medicine> Plumbum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| satyr | 1. A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterised by riotous merriment and lasciviousness. "Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, From the glad sound would not be absent long." (Milton) 2. <zoology> Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colours are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Synonym: meadow browns. 3. <zoology> The orangoutang. Origin: L. Satyrus, Gr., cf. F. Satyre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| satyriasis | Immoderate venereal appetite in the male. Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Satyr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| satyrion | <botany> Any one of several kinds of orchids. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| satyrism | Immoderate venereal appetite in the male. Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Satyr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturation color |
one that is high on the chroma or vividness scale, the farthest possible removed from gray.
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| Satvioni's cryptoscope |
one of the early forms of fluoroscope.
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The SATs (pronounced "S-A-T" not "sat") are standardized tests, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Tests and Scholastic Assessment Tests, frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming freshmen. The SAT is administered by the private, non-profit College Board, and is developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). ...
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The abbreviation SAT or S.A.T. may apply to several different topics:*The SAT college entrance test, formerly the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Scholastic Assessment Test, or Scholastic Achievement Test.** In the UK, national curriculum assessments, are often referred to as SATs. The assessments include English, Maths and Science, and are taken at the ages of 7, 11 and 14. They are quite dissimilar to American SATs. ...
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| saturated hydrocarbon |
An alkane in organic chemistry is a saturated hydrocarbon without cycles, that is, an acyclic hydrocarbon in which the molecule has the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms and so has no double bonds. Alkanes are also often known as paraffins, or collectively as the paraffin series; these terms, however, are also used to apply only to alkanes whose carbon atoms form a single, unbranched chain; when this is done, branched-chain alkanes are called isoparaffins. ...
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| SAT | flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin |
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| SAT | reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture |
| SAT | a weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no distinguishable twill line |
| SAT | tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit |
| SAT | southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration |
| SAT | East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood |
| SAT | hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster |
| SAT | West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood |
| SAT | East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood |
| SAT | having a smooth, gleaming surface |
| SAT | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| SAT | exposing human folly to ridicule |