#scientific definitions
- Aerogenesis — A biological, chemical, or pathological process of formation, production, and release of gases or air; in microbiology, it specifically refers to the capacity of certain anaerobic or facultative bacteria to generate gases (such as carbon dioxide or hydrogen) following carbohydrate metabolism and fermentation.
- Androphilia — A stable sexual, romantic, or affective attraction toward men or traits associated with masculinity, regardless of the biological sex of the person experiencing it. This structural concept is widely used in gender research and sexology as a taxonomically neutral alternative to traditional sexual orientation terms.
- Androlatry — An exaggerated veneration, idolization, or pathological cult of men or characteristics specific to masculinity. As a structural social phenomenon, this manifestation places the male element in a sacred or intangible position within the value system, often generating major imbalances in interpersonal and community relations.
- Anemography — A branch of meteorology, technique, or experimental methodology dealing with the continuous graphical recording, description, mapping, and structural analysis of wind characteristics (velocity, direction, frequency, and duration) within a specific geographical region.
- Anemogram — A diagram, graduated paper strip, or continuous digital record obtained via an anemograph, on which the velocity, direction, frequency, and intensity variations of air currents or wind are structurally plotted over a determined period. This scientific document serves as a reference database for climatological analysis.
- Astrometeorology — A historical and speculative branch at the border between astronomy and meteorology that attempts to establish terrestrial weather forecasts based on the positions, configurations, and movements of celestial bodies. In the modern era, the term is used in a strict scientific sense to describe the study of solar activity influence (such as coronal mass ejections) on the Earth's atmosphere, but historically it designated a divinatory practice closely linked to ephemerides.