STERN
Stern, a.
Defn: Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. Stern board (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See Board, n., 8 (b). — Stern chase. (Naut.) (a) See under Chase, n. (b) A stern chaser. — Stern chaser (Naut.), a cannon placed in a ship's stern, pointing backward, and intended to annoy a ship that is in pursuit. — Stern fast (Naut.), a rope used to confine the stern of a ship or other vessel, as to a wharf or buoy. — Stern frame (Naut.), the framework of timber forms the stern of a ship. — Stern knee. See Sternson. — Stern port (Naut.), a port, or opening, in the stern of a ship. — Stern sheets (Naut.), that part of an open boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers, — usually furnished with seats for passengers. — Stern wheel, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the steamboat which it propels.stern wheeler.
STERNAGE
Stern"age, n.
Defn: Stern. [R.] Shak.
STERNAL
Ster"nal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum.
Sternal ribs. See the Note under Rib, n., 1.
STERNBERGITE
Stern"berg*ite, n. Etym: [So named after Count Kaspar Sternberg of
Prague.] (Min.)
Defn: A sulphide of silver and iron, occurring in soft flexible laminæ varying in color from brown to black.
STERNEBRA Ster"ne*bra, n.; pl. Sternebræ. Etym: [NL., fr. sternum + -bra of vertebra.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the segments of the sternum.
— Ster"ne*bral, a.