a. Pertaining to the physics of astronomical science. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Astro- + physics. ] (Astron.) The science treating of the physical characteristics of the stars and other heavenly bodies, their chemical constitution, light, heat, atmospheres, etc. It is a branch of astronomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Its observations were traditionally made with the spectroscope, bolometer, etc., usually in connection with the telescope. In modern times, radiotelescopes, infrared telescopes, X-ray and gamma ray detectors and neutrino detection equipment located deep underground are all put into service to observe and test theories about astronomical phenomena. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. 1. the concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Astro- + Gr. fyton a plant. ] (Zool.) A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. atrophia, Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; to nourish: cf. F. atrophie. ] A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ p. p. Atrophied ] To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To waste away; to dwindle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; nourishing, healthy; e'y^ well + &unr_; to nourish. ] (Med.) Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to turn inside out; &unr_; = &unr_; out + &unr_; to turn. ] (Med.) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + &unr_; nourishment, fr. &unr_; to nourish: cf. F. hypertrophie.] (Med. & Biol.) A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. orphanotrophium, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; an orphan + &unr_; to feed, bring up. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hospital for orphans. [ R. ] A. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of supporting orphans. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. paidotrofi`a, fr. pai^s, paido`s, a child + tre`fein to nourish: cf. F. pédotrophie. ] The art of nourishing children properly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Trophies [ F. trophée (cf. It. & Sp. trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. &unr_;, strictly, a monument of the enemy's defeat, fr.&unr_; a turn, especially, a turning about of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing him, fr. &unr_; to turn. See Trope. ] 1. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor, weapons, etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site, with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity. The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears,
And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars,
And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Trophy money, a duty paid formerly in England, annually, by housekeepers, toward providing harness, drums, colors, and the like, for the militia. [ 1913 Webster ]