APPENDIX III 



DERIVATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS 



ABERRATION, L. ab, from ; erro, to wander 



Absorption, L. ah, from ; sorbeo, to suck in 



Agglomeration, L. ad, to ; glomus, a ball / 



Agonic, Gr. a, not ; gonia, a corner or angl 



Amorphous, Gr. a, not ; morphe, form 



Amplitude, L. amplitude, large 



Analysis, Gr. ana, up ; /<?, to loosen 



Anemometer, Gr. anemos, wind ; metron, measure 



Aneroid, Gr. a, not ; neros, liquid 



Annular, L. annuhis, a ring 



Anticline, Gr. anti, against ; klino, to lean or incline 



Anticyclone, Gr. anti, opposite to, and CYCLONE 



Aphelion, Gr. apo, from ; helios, the sun 



Approximation, L. ad, to ; proximus, nearest 



Aqueous, L. aqua, water 



Arc, L. arcus, a bow 



Archaean, Gr. archaios, ancient 



Archseopteryx, Gr. archaios, ancient ; pteryx, wing 



Arthropoda, Gr. arthros, a joint ; pous, foot 



Asteroid, Gr. aster, star ; eidos, form 



Atmosphere, Gr. atmos, air ; sphaira, a sphere 



Aurora, L. , the goddess of dawn 



Austral, L. auster, the south wind, southern 



Axis (pi. axes), L., an axle 



Azote, Gr. a, not ; zao, to live 



BAROGRAPH, Gr. baros, weight ; grapho, to write 

 Barometer, Gr. baros, weight : metron, measure 



