comminutev.

/ˈkɒmɪnjuːt/

Etymology: < Latin comminūt- participial stem of comminuĕre to reduce into smaller parts, lessen; < com- together + minuĕre to make smaller, lessen, < root of minus, minor less.

a. transitive. To reduce (solids) to minute particles; to break, crush, or grind to small fragments or to powder; to pulverize, triturate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > grind or pound [verb (transitive)]

grindc1000

i-ponec1000

britOE

poundOE

stampc1200

to-pounec1290

bruisea1382

minisha1382

bray1382

to-grind1393

beatc1420

gratec1430

mull1440

pestle1483

hatter1508

pounce1519

contuse1552

pounder1570

undergrind1605

dispulverate1609

peal1611

comminute1626

atom1648

comminuate1666

porphyrize1747

stub1765

kibble1790

smush1825

crack1833

pun1888

micronize1968

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > make into (small) pieces > minute

to-minisha1382

comminute1626

comminuate1666

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §800 Entire Bodies, and not comminuted, as Sand and Ashes.

1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2033 Such Menstruum's as may dissolve and comminute the hard Stone in the Bladder.

1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 197 [The Gilt-Head] feed chiefly on shell fish, which they comminute with their teeth.

1880 P. H. Stokoe in Nature 1 Jan. 203/2 Nor [are] their teeth [adapted] for comminuting hard bones.

†b. transferred. To divide (a liquid) minutely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > into small parts > specifically a liquid

comminute1667

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 515 By comminuting and mixing the Bloud in the Gills.

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xciv. 310 The Falling of a Column of Water..abrades and comminutes the inspissated Juices.

c. To reduce to minuteness, to diminish. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)]

narrowOE

waneOE

smallOE

slakec1380

welk1390

fade1398

lessenc1400

minish?a1425

decay1489

adminisha1500

diminish1520

to grow downwards?1523

ungrow1598

scant1607

settlea1642

to run off1765

dwarf1776

comminute1850

downsize1977

1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 17 Direct and reacting waves, continually comminuted, but never destroyed.

d. transferred. To divide or break up (e.g. property) into small portions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > into small parts

mince?c1450

morsel1598

shred1660

comminute1836

1836 H. Taylor Statesman xxix. 217 If the patronage be comminuted and placed in several hands.

1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry xv. 340 Fiefs..became so comminuted as no longer to afford the means of easy subsistence to their too numerous proprietors.

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2. intransitive (Mathematics). [Latin com- + minuĕre.] Proposed by De Morgan for ‘to diminish together without limit’: see comminuent n.

Derivatives

ˈcomminuting n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [noun]

grindc1200

grinding1340

contritionc1384

brayingc1440

milling1466

braisinga1500

comminution1578

pealing1582

pounding1591

contusion1617

pulping1640

pistillation1646

trituration1646

triture1657

commolition1658

grist1676

porphyrization1771

comminuting1776

atomization1865

micronization1941

micronizing1941

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [adjective]

pestling1616

comminuting1776

triturating1822

molar1844

pounding1894

tritural1901

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [noun] > incohesion > separation into small pieces > minute

comminution1578

comminuting1776

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > incohesive > separating into small pieces > minute

comminuting1776

1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) III. iv. 300 The superior quantity of shell-fish..may more frequently call for the use of its comminuting powers.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 51 The absence of comminuting organs anteriorly to the Gizzard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	comminute
释义	comminuteadj. /ˈkɒmɪnjuːt/ Etymology: < Latin comminūtus past participle of comminuĕre : see comminute v. = comminuted adj. (In modern dictionaries.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). comminutev. /ˈkɒmɪnjuːt/ Etymology: < Latin comminūt- participial stem of comminuĕre to reduce into smaller parts, lessen; < com- together + minuĕre to make smaller, lessen, < root of minus, minor less. 1. a. transitive. To reduce (solids) to minute particles; to break, crush, or grind to small fragments or to powder; to pulverize, triturate. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > grind or pound [verb (transitive)] grindc1000 i-ponec1000 britOE poundOE stampc1200 to-pounec1290 bruisea1382 minisha1382 bray1382 to-grind1393 beatc1420 gratec1430 mull1440 pestle1483 hatter1508 pounce1519 contuse1552 pounder1570 undergrind1605 dispulverate1609 peal1611 comminute1626 atom1648 comminuate1666 porphyrize1747 stub1765 kibble1790 smush1825 crack1833 pun1888 micronize1968 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > make into (small) pieces > minute to-minisha1382 comminute1626 comminuate1666 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §800 Entire Bodies, and not comminuted, as Sand and Ashes. 1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2033 Such Menstruum's as may dissolve and comminute the hard Stone in the Bladder. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 197 [The Gilt-Head] feed chiefly on shell fish, which they comminute with their teeth. 1880 P. H. Stokoe in Nature 1 Jan. 203/2 Nor [are] their teeth [adapted] for comminuting hard bones. †b. transferred. To divide (a liquid) minutely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > into small parts > specifically a liquid comminute1667 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 515 By comminuting and mixing the Bloud in the Gills. 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xciv. 310 The Falling of a Column of Water..abrades and comminutes the inspissated Juices. c. To reduce to minuteness, to diminish. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > become reduced in size or extent [verb (intransitive)] narrowOE waneOE smallOE slakec1380 welk1390 fade1398 lessenc1400 minish?a1425 decay1489 adminisha1500 diminish1520 to grow downwards?1523 ungrow1598 scant1607 settlea1642 to run off1765 dwarf1776 comminute1850 downsize1977 1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 17 Direct and reacting waves, continually comminuted, but never destroyed. d. transferred. To divide or break up (e.g. property) into small portions. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > into small parts mince?c1450 morsel1598 shred1660 comminute1836 1836 H. Taylor Statesman xxix. 217 If the patronage be comminuted and placed in several hands. 1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry xv. 340 Fiefs..became so comminuted as no longer to afford the means of easy subsistence to their too numerous proprietors. Categories » 2. intransitive (Mathematics). [Latin com- + minuĕre.] Proposed by De Morgan for ‘to diminish together without limit’: see comminuent n. Derivatives ˈcomminuting n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [noun] grindc1200 grinding1340 contritionc1384 brayingc1440 milling1466 braisinga1500 comminution1578 pealing1582 pounding1591 contusion1617 pulping1640 pistillation1646 trituration1646 triture1657 commolition1658 grist1676 porphyrization1771 comminuting1776 atomization1865 micronization1941 micronizing1941 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [adjective] pestling1616 comminuting1776 triturating1822 molar1844 pounding1894 tritural1901 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [noun] > incohesion > separation into small pieces > minute comminution1578 comminuting1776 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > incohesive > separating into small pieces > minute comminuting1776 1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) III. iv. 300 The superior quantity of shell-fish..may more frequently call for the use of its comminuting powers. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 51 The absence of comminuting organs anteriorly to the Gizzard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1891v.1626
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comminuteadj.

comminutev.

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