AURISCOPE, aw'ri-sk[=o]p, _n._ an instrument for examining the Eustachian
passage of the ear. [L. _auris_, ear, and Gr. _skopein_, to look.]
AURIST, awr'ist, _n._ one skilled in diseases of the ear. [L. _auris_,
ear.]
AUROCHS, awr'oks, _n._ the European bison or wild ox. [Ger. _auerochs_. Old
High Ger. _ûrohso_, _ur_ (L. _urus_, Gr. _ouros_), a kind of wild ox, and
_ochs_, ox.]
AURORA, aw-r[=o]'ra, _n._ the dawn: in poetry, the goddess of
dawn.--_adjs._ AUR[=O]'RAL, AUR[=O]'REAN.--_adv._ AUR[=O]'RALLY. [Acc. to
Curtius, a reduplicated form for _ausosa_; from a root seen in Sans. _ush_,
to burn; cog. with Gr. _[=e][=o]s_, dawn, _h[=e]lios_, the sun; Etruscan,
_Usil_, the god of the sun.]
AURORA BOREALIS, aw-r[=o]'ra b[=o]-r[=e]-[=a]'lis, the northern aurora or
light: a luminous meteoric phenomenon of electrical character seen in
northern latitudes, with a tremulous motion, and giving forth streams of
light.--AURORA AUSTRALIS (aws-tr[=a]'lis), a similar phenomenon in the
southern hemisphere:--_pl._ AUR[=O]'RAS. [L. _borealis_,
northern--_boreas_, the north wind. See AUSTRAL.]
AUSCULTATION, aws-kult-[=a]'shun, _n._ the art of discovering the condition
of the lungs and heart by applying the ear or the stethoscope to the
part.--_v.i._ to examine by auscultation.--_n._ AUSCULT[=A]'TOR, one who
practises auscultation, or an instrument for such: in Germany, a title
formerly given to one who had passed his first public examination in law,
and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by
government.--_adj._ AUSCULT'[=A]TORY, relating to auscultation. [L.
_auscult[=a]re_, to listen.]
AUSONIAN, aw-s[=o]'ni-an, _adj._ Italian. [L. _Ausonia_, a poetical name
for Italy.]
AUSPICE, aw'spis, _n._ an omen drawn from observing birds:
augury--generally used in _pl._ AU'SPICES, protection: patronage: a good
start (generally in phrase, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF).--_v.t._ AU'SPICATE, to
foreshow: to initiate or inaugurate with hopes of good luck:--_pr.p._
au'spic[=a]ting; _pa.p._ au'spic[=a]ted.--_adj._ AUSPI'CIOUS, having good
auspices or omens of success: favourable: fortunate: propitious.--_adv._
AUSPI'CIOUSLY.--_n._ AUSPI'CIOUSNESS. [Fr.--L. _auspicium_--_auspex_,
_auspicis_, a bird-seer, from _avis_, a bird, _spec[)e]re_, to observe.]