(nautical) A diving plane mounted on or near the stern of a submarine.

plural of stern plane

The three-tangle pretzel knot with two right-handed twists in its first tangle, three left-handed ones in its second, and seven left-handed ones in its third.

(nautical) Over the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end. / (idiomatic, by extension) From front to back; from one end to the other end.

plural of pink stern

plural of tunnel stern

plural of square stern

(anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. / (arachnology) The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

In a stern manner.

(oncology) A giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.