单词 | crepitant |
释义 | crepitantadj. 1. Making a crackling noise: crackling, crepitating. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sounds heard in body > [adjective] crepitous1834 amphoric1839 crepitant1855 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > crackling crackling1567 decrepitating1819 crinkly1826 splintering1828 crumpling1854 crepitant1855 crackly1859 crickling1873 1855 R. Browning Master Hugues xvi One is incisive, corrosive; Two retorts, nettled, curt, crepitant. 1862 H. W. Fuller On Dis. Chest 249 The inflamed lung..is heavier and less crepitant under the finger. 1873 J. G. Holland Arthur Bonnicastle 192 There came close to my ear a curious crepitant rustle. 2. Entomology. That crepitates (see crepitate v. 2). ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) IV. xlvii. 401 That [subtribe] to which the crepitant Eutechina belong. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1826 |
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