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256 words in Earth & Sky

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Abyss

Earth
ἀ-a-

bottomless

Acronychal

Earth
ἄκροςákros

at the edge of night

Actinolite

Earth
ἀκτίςaktís

ray stone

Aeolian

Earth
ΑἴολοςAíolos

of Aeolus, of the wind

Aeon

Earth
αἰώνaiṓn

an age

Aerolite

Earth
ἀήρaḗr

air stone

Agate

Earth
ἀχάτηςachátēs

stone of the Achates river

Air

Earth
ἀήρaḗr

the hazy lower air

Alabaster

Earth
ἀλάβαστροςalábastros

perfume flask

Almagest

Earth
μεγίστηmegístē

the greatest

Amethyst

Earth
ἀ-a-

not drunken

Amphibole

Earth
ἀμφίamphí

thrown both ways

Analemma

Earth
ἀνάaná

something taken up, a prop

Anatase

Earth
ἀνάτασιςanátasis

stretching upward

Andromeda

Earth
ἀνδρόςandrós

ruler of men

Anemometer

Earth
ἄνεμοςánemos

wind measure

Anhydrite

Earth
ἀν-an-

waterless stone

Anomaly

Earth
ἀν-an-

unevenness

Anorthite

Earth
ἀν-an-

not straight

Antarctic

Earth
ἀντίantí

opposite the Bear

Anthracite

Earth
ἄνθραξánthrax

coal stone

Anthropic

Earth
ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

of a human being

Antipodes

Earth
ἀντίantí

with the feet opposite

Apatite

Earth
ἀπάτηapátē

the deceiver

Aphelion

Earth
ἀπόapó

away from the sun

Apoapsis

Earth
ἀπόapó

away from the arch-point

Apogee

Earth
ἀπόapó

away from the earth

Apsis

Earth
ἁψίςhapsís

a fastening, a loop

Archipelago

Earth
ἀρχι-archi-

chief sea

Arctic

Earth
ἄρκτοςárktos

of the Bear

Asbestos

Earth
ἄ-a-

unquenchable

Asphalt

Earth
ἄσφαλτοςásphaltos

the unslipping stuff

Asterism

Earth
ἀστήρastḗr

a starring

Asteroid

Earth
ἀστήρastḗr

star-shaped

Asthenosphere

Earth
ἀσθενήςasthenḗs

weak sphere

Astral

Earth
ἀστήρastḗr

of the stars

Astrobiology

Earth
ἄστρονástron

study of star life

Astrology

Earth
ἄστρονástron

account of the stars

Astrometry

Earth
ἄστρονástron

star measuring

Astronaut

Earth
ἄστρονástron

star sailor

Astrophysics

Earth
ἄστρονástron

star nature

Augite

Earth
αὐγήaugḗ

brightness

Barite

Earth
βαρύςbarýs

the heavy mineral

Barycenter

Earth
βαρύςbarýs

heavy point

Basalt

Earth
βάσανοςbásanos

touchstone rock

Bathymetry

Earth
βαθύςbathýs

deep measuring

Benthic

Earth
βένθοςbénthos

of the sea depths

Beryl

Earth
βήρυλλοςbḗryllos

beryl, the pale green stone