Index of English words, starting with "au"

(1) - Auscultation (n.) An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.
(2) - Auscultation (n.) The act of listening or hearkening to.

(1) - Auscultator (n.) One who practices auscultation.

(1) - Auscultatory (a.) Of or pertaining to auscultation.

(1) - Auspicate (v. t.) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
(2) - Auspicate (v. t.) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(3) - Auspicate (a.) Auspicious.

(1) - Auspice (a.) Protection; patronage and care; guidance.
(2) - Auspice (a.) A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.