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A posteriori
A posteriori A` pos*te`ri*o"ri [L. a (ab) + posterior latter.]
1. (Logic) Characterizing that kind of reasoning which
derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by
generalizations from facts arrives at principles and
definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the
reverse of a priori reasoning.
2. (Philos.) Applied to knowledge which is based upon or
derived from facts through induction or experiment;
inductive or empirical.
Billposter
Billposter Bill"post`er, Billsticker Bill"stick"er, n.
One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in
public places.
Booster
Booster Boost"er, n. (Elec.)
An instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an
alternating-current circuit; -- so called because used to
``boost', or raise, the pressure in the circuit.
Coniroster
Coniroster Co`ni*ros"ter, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Conirostres.
Coster
Coster Cos"ter (k?s"t?r), n.[Abbrev. of costermonger.]
One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.
CostermongerCostermonger Cos"ter*mon`ger (k?s"t?r-m?n`g?r), n. [See
Costard.]
An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit
or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also costardmonger.] DentirosterDentiroster Den`ti*ros"ter, n.; pl. Dentirostres. [NL., fr.
L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F.
dentirostre.] (Zo["o]l.)
A dentirostral bird. Endosternite
Endosternite En`do*ster"nite, n. [Endo- + sternum.] (Zo["o]l.)
The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal
membrane in Crustacea and insects.
entosternumEntoplastron En`to*plas"tron, n.; pl. Entoplastra. [Ento- +
plastron.] (Anat.)
The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also
entosternum. FosterFoster Fos"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fostered, p. pr. & vb.
n. Fostering.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,
food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See Food.]
1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
--Shak.
2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. Foster
Foster Fos"ter, v. i.
To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Foster
Foster Fos"ter, n.
A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Foster
Foster Fos"ter, n.
One who, or that which, fosters.
Fosterage
Fosterage Fos"ter*age (?; 48), n.
The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
FosteredFoster Fos"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fostered, p. pr. & vb.
n. Fostering.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,
food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See Food.]
1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
--Shak.
2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. FosteringFoster Fos"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fostered, p. pr. & vb.
n. Fostering.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,
food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See Food.]
1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
--Shak.
2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. Fosterling
Fosterling Fos"ter*ling, n. [AS. f[=o]storling.]
A foster child.
Fosterment
Fosterment Fos"ter*ment, n.
Food; nourishment. [Obs.]
Four-poster
Four-poster Four"-post`er, n.
A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support
curtains. [Colloq.]
Hectostere
Hectostere Hec"to*stere, n. [F. hectost[`e]re; Gr. ? hundred +
F. st[`e]re.]
A measure of solidity, containing one hundred cubic meters,
and equivalent to 3531.66 English or 3531.05 United States
cubic feet.
Herpes zosterShingles Shin"gles, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L.
cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture,
Cingle, Surcingle.] (Med.)
A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way
around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with
violent neuralgic pain. Holosteric
Holosteric Hol`o*ster"ic, a. [Holo + Gr.stereo`s solid.]
Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid
materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure
without the use of liquids, as the aneroid.
Hyosternal
Hyosternal Hy`o*ster"nal, a. [Hyo- + ternal.] (Anat.)
(a) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining
to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the
neck.
(b) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.
HyosternumHyosternum Hy`o*ster"num, n. [Hyo- + sternum.] (Anat.)
See Hyoplastron. hyosternumHyopastron Hy`o*pas"tron, n. [Hyo- + plastron.] (Zo["o]l.)
The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; --
called also hyosternum. hyposternumHypoplastron Hy`po*plas"tron, n.; pl. Hypoplastra. [Pref.
hypo- + plastron.] (Anat.)
The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called
also hyposternum.
Meaning of Oster from wikipedia
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Oster (Ukrainian: Остер, IPA: [
osˈtɛr]; Russian: Остёр, romanized: Ostyor) is a city in
Chernihiv Raion,
Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is
located where...
- Hans Paul
Oster (9
August 1887 – 9
April 1945) was a
general in the
Wehrmacht and a
leading figure of the anti-****
German resistance from 1938 to 1943...
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Östers Idrottsförening,
commonly known as
Östers IF or
simply Öster, is a
Swedish sports club
located in Växjö,
specializing in football. For the 2025...
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Emily Fair
Oster (born
February 14, 1980) is an
American economist who has
served as the
Royce Family Professor of
Teaching Excellence at
Brown University...
- Adam
Oster (German: Adem
Oster) was an Austro-Hungarian businessman,
prominent in Velimirovac. He was a
leading society man,
believed to have held public...
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Oster may
refer to:
Oster, a town in
Chernihiv Oblast,
Ukraine Oster, Minnesota, an
unincorporated community in the
United States Oster (river), a tributary...
- The
Oster Conspiracy, also
called the
September Conspiracy (German: Septemberverschwörung), of 1938 was a
proposed plan to
overthrow German Führer Adolf...
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Oster is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Daniel Oster (1938–1999),
French writer Emily Oster (born c. 1980),
American economist and...
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William Charles Oster (January 2, 1933 – June 6, 2020) was an
American professional baseball pitcher, a left-hander who
appeared in
eight games in Major...
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recruited to be CEO and
chairman of Sunbeam-
Oster.
Dunlap quickly announced that he
would lay off half of Sunbeam-
Oster’s work
force among other measures. In...
