apt |
1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. "They have always apt instruments." (Burke) "A river . . . Apt to be forded by a lamb." (Jer. Taylor) 2. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; used of things. "My vines and peaches . . . Were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit." (Temple) "This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant." (Lubbock) 3. Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; used of persons. "Apter to give than thou wit be to ask." (Beau. & Fl) "That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers." (F. Harrison) 4. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn; an apt scholar. "An apt wit." "Live a thousand years, I shall not find myself so apt to die." (Shak) "I find thee apt . . . Now, Hamlet, hear." (Shak) Synonym: Fit, meet, suitable, qualified, inclined, disposed, liable, ready, quick, prompt. Origin: F. Apte, L. Aptus, fr. Obsolete apere to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf. Gr. To fasten, Skr. Apta fit, fr. Ap to reach attain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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Apt test |
A test for identifying foetal blood by the addition of sodium hydroxide and water to a specimen. (05 Mar 2000) |
aptamer |
<molecular biology> A double stranded DNA or single stranded RNA molecule that bind to specific molecular targets, such as a protein or metabolite. (13 Oct 1997) |
aptera |
<zoology> Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnaen order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders. Origin: NL. Aptera, fr. Gr. Without wings; priv. + wing, to fly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apteral |
1. <zoology> Apterous. 2. Without lateral columns; applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to peripteral. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apteran |
<zoology> One of the Aptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apteria |
<ornithology> Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See Pteryliae. Origin: NL. See Aptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apterous |
1. <zoology> Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects. 2. <botany> Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; opposed to atate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apteryges |
<ornithology> An order of birds, including the genus Apteryx. Origin: NL. See Apteryx. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apteryx |
<ornithology> A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known. Origin: Gr. Priv. + wing. Cf. Aptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
apthous ulcers |
These small sensitive painful craters in the mouth are common canker sores. There are many possible causes of apthous ulcers and frequently the cause is unknown. (12 Dec 1998) |
apthovirus |
A genus in the family Picornaviridae associated with foot and mouth disease of cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
aptitude |
1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. "He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops." (Macaulay) 2. A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation. "That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman." (Milton) 3. Readiness in learning; docility; aptness. "He was a boy of remarkable aptitude." (Macaulay) Origin: F. Aptitude, LL. Aptitudo, fr. L. Aptus. See Apt, and cf. Attitude. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
aptitude test |
An occupation-oriented intelligence test used to evaluate a person's abilities, talents, and skills; particularly valuable in vocational counseling. (05 Mar 2000) |
aptitude tests |
Primarily non-verbal tests designed to predict an individual's future learning ability or performance. (12 Dec 1998) |