asp
1
[ asp ]
/ æsp /
noun
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
Archaeology.
uraeus.
Origin of asp
1
1300–50; back formation from Middle English
aspis (taken as plural) < Latin < Greek
aspís orig., shield
OTHER WORDS FROM asp
asp·ish, adjectiveWords nearby asp
Definition for asp (2 of 4)
Origin of asp
2
before 900; Middle English
aspe, apse, Old English
æsp(e),
æps(e); cognate with Middle Low German
aspe, Old High German
aspa (German
Espe, with altered vowel < Old High German adj.
espîn), Old Norse
ǫsp; akin to Latvian
apse, Russian
osína, Czech
osika < North European Indo-European
*aps-. See
aspen
Definition for asp (3 of 4)
Asp
Biochemistry.
aspartic acid.
Definition for asp (4 of 4)
ASP
American selling price.
Computers.
application service provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the Internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.
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British Dictionary definitions for asp (1 of 2)
asp
1
/ (æsp) /
noun
the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
See also uraeus
Also called: asp viper
a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder
horned asp another name for horned viper
Word Origin for asp
C15: from Latin
aspis, from Greek
British Dictionary definitions for asp (2 of 2)
Word Origin for asp
Old English
æspe; related to Old Norse
ösp, Old High German
aspa
Medical definitions for asp
Asp
abbr.
aspartic acid