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mobile(4)(dictionary)
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astral (iou) and mobile(4) (iou)


astral (iou)



astral adjective & noun. E17.
[Late Latin astralis, from astrum star: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of, connected with, or proceeding from the stars. E17.
astral spirits: those formerly thought to inhabit celestial objects.
Star-shaped, starlike. L17.
astral lamp Hist. a kind of Argand lamp.
Theosophy. Pertaining to or consisting of an ethereal substance supposed to be next above the material world in refinement and to pervade all space. L19.
astral body the ethereal counterpart of a human or animal body.
Cytology. Of or pertaining to an aster. L19.
b. noun.
Hist. An astral lamp. M19.
Theosophy. An astral body. L19.
astrally adverb (a) according to the stars; (b) in or through the powers of the astral body: L17.

mobile(4) (iou)



Mobile noun3. M20.
[from Mobile adjective.]
A decorative structure usu. consisting of hanging pieces of metal, plastic, etc., which can each move and turn freely. M20.
M. Gee She brought me a Mobile of..fishes and hung it..over my bed.
Music. A musical composition consisting of separate units which can be arranged in a variety of ways. M20.
ellipt.
a. A Mobile canteen. M20.
b. A Mobile police patrol. L20.
c. A Mobile phone. L20.