| advise |
disclose; reveal; impart. [1/5 definitions] |
| aesthetic |
of or relating to the criticism of art. [1/3 definitions] |
| aesthetics |
(used with a sing. verb) a branch of philosophy that deals with formal beauty in art. |
| afferent |
bearing or leading toward a central organ or part, as nerves that conduct impulses to the spinal column or as veins that carry blood to the heart. |
| aloof |
at a distance; apart. [1/2 definitions] |
| anastigmatic |
free from astigmatism; esp. of compound lenses, being such that each part of the lens corrects the astigmatism in the other part. |
| ars gratia artis |
(Latin) art for the sake of art. |
| artery |
a vessel that carries blood away from the heart. (Cf. vein.) [1/2 definitions] |
| aside |
in reserve or apart. [1/6 definitions] |
| aspect |
an element or part. [1/5 definitions] |
| assemblage |
the process or product of assembling unrelated objects or scraps into a single composition to form a work of art. [1/4 definitions] |
| astride |
with the legs far apart. [1/4 definitions] |
| asunder |
widely apart. [1/2 definitions] |
| atrioventricular |
of, involving, or located between the atria and ventricles of the heart. |
| auricular |
of or relating to an auricle of the heart. [1/3 definitions] |
| autistic savant |
an autistic person who has an extraordinary gift or ability, as in mathematics, music, or art. |
| automatism |
automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action, as in the operation of many bodily organs, in the actions of one not in conscious control, such as a sleepwalker, or in the suspension of conscious control so as to allow subconscious expression, as in art. [1/2 definitions] |
| bar graph |
a graph in which numerical values of data are represented by bars of equal widths but varying lengths, also known as a bar chart. |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| begin |
to perform the first step in a process; start. [3/6 definitions] |
| beginning |
(sometimes pl.) the first part or origin of a thing or process; start. [1/2 definitions] |