Some, taking andante in its original sense of "going," and andantino as its diminutive, or "less going," define
the latter as slower than andante.
Andarac
(An"da*rac) n. [A corruption of sandarac.] Red orpiment. Coxe.
Andean
(An*de"an), a. Pertaining to the Andes.
Andesine
(An"des*ine) n. (Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Andesite
(An"des*ite) n. (Min.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic
feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Andine
(An"dine) a. Andean; as, Andine flora.
Andiron
(And"i`ron) n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena,
andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron, AS. brand- isen.]
A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a
pair of andirons.
Andranatomy
(An`dra*nat"o*my) n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + : cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy,
Androtomy.] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.
Andrœcium
(||An*drœ"ci*um) n. [NL., from Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + house.] (bot.) The stamens of a
flower taken collectively.
Androgyne
(An"dro*gyne) n.
1. An hermaphrodite.
2. (Bot.) An androgynous plant. Whewell.
Androgynous
(An*drog"y*nous An*drog"y*nal) a. [L. androgynus, Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + gynh`
woman: cf. F. androgyne.]
1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic.
Owen.
The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.
Coleridge.
2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.
Androgyny
(An*drog"y*ny An*drog"y*nism) n. Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.
Android
(An"droid ||An*droi"des) n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos
form.] A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.
Android
(An"droid), a. Resembling a man.
Andromeda
(An*drom"e*da) n. [L., fr. Gr. the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a
rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.]
1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.
2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was
found growing on a rock surrounded by water.
