curtateadj.

/ˈkəːteɪt/

Etymology: < Latin curtātus, < curtāre to cut short: see curt v.

Geometry and Astronomy.

1. Shortened, reduced; applied to a line projected orthographically upon a plane. curtate distance n. the distance of a planet or comet from the sun or earth, projected upon the plane of the ecliptic. curtate cycloid: see cycloid n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > [noun] > by distance

anomaly1602

coequate anomaly1676

curtate distance1676

the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > [adjective] > curtate

curtate1676

curtated1749

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened

docked1408

abbreviatec1425

abridged?c1430

shorted1483

abbreviatedc1487

curtailed1561

curted1568

curtala1592

shortened1598

curt1665

brief1668

curtate1893

1676 E. Halley Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 239 As cosine of inclination to radius, so SP, the curtate distance, to the true distance of the planet from the sun.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §40. 467 The Curtation, which being subtracted from the Distance of the Planet from the Sun in its own Orbit..leaves the Curtate Distance of the Planet from the Sun.

1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy viii. 275.

1893 J. R. Harris Stichometry 18 The lines represent respectively a somewhat curtate half-hexameter and a similarly divided iambic trimeter.

2. Economics and Statistics. Shortened or limited according to some formula or rule; esp. counting or calculated for the number of full years in a period, to the exclusion of the odd fraction of a year.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed

abridgeda1382

docked1408

defalcate1531

decurted?1550

curtailed1561

limited1590

minced1609

clipped1788

razeed1821

shorn1853

restricted1856

curtate1875

fine-cut1894

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 78 This formula gives the average number of complete years that persons of the given age will live..and makes no allowance for the portion of the year in which death occurs. The expectation thus found is called the curtate expectation.

1927 A. L. Bowley & J. C. Stamp National Income 1924 21 When the averages of these curtate groups are taken, that for women is often higher than for men.

1927 B. C. Hoskins Insurance Lexicon 134 If payments cease with the last payment preceding the death, the annuity is said to be ‘non-apportionable’, or ‘without proportion’, or ‘curtate’.

1929 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 973/1 This expression..is technically known as the curtate expectation of life. No allowance is included in the formula for that portion of life-time lived by each individual in the year of his death.

1957 M. G. Kendall & W. R. Buckland Dict. Statist. Terms 75 If an assurance matures in 3 years 9 months, the curtate duration is 3 years.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	curtate
释义	curtateadj. /ˈkəːteɪt/ Etymology: < Latin curtātus, < curtāre to cut short: see curt v. Geometry and Astronomy. 1. Shortened, reduced; applied to a line projected orthographically upon a plane. curtate distance n. the distance of a planet or comet from the sun or earth, projected upon the plane of the ecliptic. curtate cycloid: see cycloid n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > [noun] > by distance anomaly1602 coequate anomaly1676 curtate distance1676 the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > [adjective] > curtate curtate1676 curtated1749 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened docked1408 abbreviatec1425 abridged?c1430 shorted1483 abbreviatedc1487 curtailed1561 curted1568 curtala1592 shortened1598 curt1665 brief1668 curtate1893 1676 E. Halley Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 239 As cosine of inclination to radius, so SP, the curtate distance, to the true distance of the planet from the sun. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §40. 467 The Curtation, which being subtracted from the Distance of the Planet from the Sun in its own Orbit..leaves the Curtate Distance of the Planet from the Sun. 1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy viii. 275. 1893 J. R. Harris Stichometry 18 The lines represent respectively a somewhat curtate half-hexameter and a similarly divided iambic trimeter. 2. Economics and Statistics. Shortened or limited according to some formula or rule; esp. counting or calculated for the number of full years in a period, to the exclusion of the odd fraction of a year. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed abridgeda1382 docked1408 defalcate1531 decurted?1550 curtailed1561 limited1590 minced1609 clipped1788 razeed1821 shorn1853 restricted1856 curtate1875 fine-cut1894 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 78 This formula gives the average number of complete years that persons of the given age will live..and makes no allowance for the portion of the year in which death occurs. The expectation thus found is called the curtate expectation. 1927 A. L. Bowley & J. C. Stamp National Income 1924 21 When the averages of these curtate groups are taken, that for women is often higher than for men. 1927 B. C. Hoskins Insurance Lexicon 134 If payments cease with the last payment preceding the death, the annuity is said to be ‘non-apportionable’, or ‘without proportion’, or ‘curtate’. 1929 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 973/1 This expression..is technically known as the curtate expectation of life. No allowance is included in the formula for that portion of life-time lived by each individual in the year of his death. 1957 M. G. Kendall & W. R. Buckland Dict. Statist. Terms 75 If an assurance matures in 3 years 9 months, the curtate duration is 3 years. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1676
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