单词 | algific |
释义 | algificadj. rare before late 20th cent. That makes cold; cooling, chilling; (in later use spec.) designating some north-facing talus slopes which have a chilling effect on the microclimate of the area around their foot. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > making cold or cool chilling?a1400 cooling?c1425 infrigidative?1541 refrigerating1583 frigefying1599 refrigerative1603 infrigidating1650 frigefactive1651 algifical1656 frigorifical1656 frigidative1659 frigorific1668 refrigeratory1676 algific1708 refrigerant1766 air-cooling1832 frigorifying1851 1708 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Algific [1676 Algifical], making chill. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Algific, that produces cold. 1831 Proc. N.Y. State Lyceum 1 20 Cold has gelid, very cold; frigid, which is cold when applied to the feelings; and frigorific, producing cold; also algific and algid. 1986 Taxon 35 193 The habitats included..sandstone and limestone outcrops and algific, or ‘cold-air’, slopes. 2004 T. Leeson Jerusalem Creek 49 North-facing bluffs have formed algific talus slopes as water percolates into the limestone and freezes; all summer long, cold air seeps from hillside vents and trickles down frost-shattered rock, pooling at the base into a cool microclimate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1708 |
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