AST

¹ American  

Or A.S.T.,

1. Atlantic Standard Time. standard time

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-ast ² American  

1. a suffix of nouns that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: ecdysiast;

   enthusiast;

   ecdysiast;

   gymnast.

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AST British  

abbreviation

1. Atlantic Standard Time

2. automated screen trading (in securities)

3. education advanced skills teacher

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Etymology

Origin of -ast

A variant of -ist ( def. ) after the vowel i ; from Greek -astēs

Example Sentences

Satellite maker Sidus Space gained nearly 19% and shares of AST SpaceMobile rose by 10%.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

AST SpaceMobile’s army of fervent retail trader fans will be hoping that by then, their own company’s satellites are already tracing their own celestial path.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

AST SpaceMobile aims for commercial service this year with 45 to 60 satellites, while SpaceX plans launches in mid-2027.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

AST SpaceMobile is racing to get enough satellites into space in order to deliver 5G-quality voice, data, and video coverage to cellphones anywhere in the world.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

His other computer, an AST 386SX with 330 MB of storage was the one his recruits called with reports.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn