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| AERONAUTICS | | n.pl. (usu. Treated as sing.) Science or practice of motion in the air. aeronautic adj. Aeronautical adj. [from *aero-, *nautical] | |
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| AFFECTATION | | n. - artificial manner.
- (foll. By of) studied display.
- pretence. | |
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| AFFILIATION | | n. Affiliating or being affiliated.
- order n. Legal order against the supposed father of an illegitimate child for support. | |
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| AFFIRMATIVE | | —adj. Affirming; expressing approval. —n. Affirmative statement or word etc. | |
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| AFTEREFFECT | | n. Delayed effect following an accident, trauma, etc. | |
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| AGGLOMERATE | | —v. (-ting) collect into a mass. —n. Mass, esp. Of fused volcanic fragments. —adj. Collected into a mass. agglomeration n. [latin glomus -meris ball] | |
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| AGGLUTINATE | | v. (-ting) stick as with glue. agglutination n. Agglutinative adj. [latin: related to *gluten] | |
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| AGORAPHOBIA | | n. Abnormal fear of open spaces or public places. agoraphobic adj. & n. [greek agora market-place] | |
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| AGRICULTURE | | n. Cultivation of the soil and rearing of animals. agricultural adj. Agriculturalist n. [latin ager field] | |
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| AIRCRAFTMAN | | n. Lowest rank in the raf. | |
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