Sternite
noun, Entomology.
1.
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
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- Sternly
adjective, sterner, sternest. 1. firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline. 2. hard, harsh, or severe: a stern reprimand. 3. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character: stern times. 4. grim or forbidding in aspect: a stern face. adjective 1. showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian 2. lacking leniency or clemency; harsh […]
- Sternmost
adjective, Nautical. 1. farthest aft. 2. nearest the stern. adjective (nautical) 1. farthest to the stern; aftmost 2. nearest the stern
- Sternness
adjective, sterner, sternest. 1. firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline. 2. hard, harsh, or severe: a stern reprimand. 3. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character: stern times. 4. grim or forbidding in aspect: a stern face. adjective 1. showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian 2. lacking leniency or clemency; harsh […]
- Sterno
Trademark. 1. flammable hydrocarbon jelly packaged in a small can for use as a portable heat source for cooking. 1. a combining form representing sternum, in compound words: sternocostal. sterno- or stern- pref. Sternum: sternocostal.
- Sternoclavicular
sternoclavicular ster·no·cla·vic·u·lar (stûr’nō-klə-vĭk’yə-lər) adj. Of, relating to, or connecting the sternum and clavicle.