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Fainter — Faint Faint (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. {Fainter} ( [ e]r); superl. {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See {Feign}, and cf. {Feint}.] 1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fainter — n. one who tends to lose consciousness, one who tends to pass out feɪnt n. swoon, temporary loss of consciousness v. temporarily lose consciousness, swoon, black out, pass out adj. weak, feeble; limp; dim; faded; fainthearted, timid … English contemporary dictionary
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Bernal v. Fainter — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Bernal v. Fainter ArgueDate=March 28 ArgueYear=1984 DecideDate=May 30 DecideYear=1984 FullName=Bernal v. Fainter, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. USVol=467 USPage=216 Citation=104 S. Ct. 2312; 81 L. Ed. 2d 175;… … Wikipedia
faint — fainter, n. faintingly, adv. faintish, adj. faintishness, n. faintly, adv. faintness, n. /faynt/, adj., fainter, faintest, v., n. adj … Universalium
star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… … Universalium
galaxy — /gal euhk see/, n., pl. galaxies. 1. Astron. a. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. b. (usually cap.) See Milky Way. 2. any large and brilliant or impressive… … Universalium
Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… … Universalium
Extraterrestrial skies — The sky of a world refers to the view of the heavens from its surface. This view varies from world to world for many reasons. The most important factor in the appearance of a world s sky is its atmosphere, or the lack thereof. Depending on the… … Wikipedia
Apparent magnitude — Asteroid 65 Cybele and 2 stars with their magnitudes labeled The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere.… … Wikipedia
