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单词 ambilateral
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ambilateraladj.

Brit. /ˌambᵻˈlat(ə)rəl/, /ˌambᵻˈlat(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈlædərəl/, /ˌæmbəˈlætrəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ambi- prefix, lateral adj.
Etymology: < ambi- prefix + lateral adj.With sense 1a compare earlier bilateral adj. With sense 1b compare earlier ambidextrous adj. 1a.
1.
a. Having or involving two sides, esp. right and left or opposing sides; involving or affecting both sides, esp. of the body. Cf. bilateral adj. Now rare.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > other characteristics
hoteOE
redeOE
foulOE
elvishc1386
dryc1400
whitec1450
Naples1507
shaking1528
cold1569
exquisite1583
unpure1583
waterish1583
wandering1585
legitimate1615
sulphureous1625
tetrous1637
cagastrical1662
medical1676
ambulatory1684
ebullient1684
frantic1709
animated1721
progressive1736
cagastric1753
vegetative1803
left-handed1804
specific1804
subacute1811
animate1816
gregarious1822
vernal1822
ambilateral1824
subchronic1831
regressive1845
nummular1866
postoperative1872
ambulant1873
non-surgical1888
progredient1891
spodogenous1897
spodogenic19..
non-invasive1932
early-onset1951
adult-onset1957
non-specific1964
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adjective] > both > belonging to both sides
ambidextral1799
ambidexter1806
ambilateral1824
1824 R. W. Bampfield Ess. Curvatures & Dis. Spine vii. 165 For lateral curvatures are single, double, or triple; and in the latter cases are ambilateral.
a1832 J. Bentham Deontology (1834) I. i. xvi. 233 Resentment may be used in an ambi-lateral sense; a man may resent a kindness as well as an unkindness.
1896 Trans. Coll. Physicians Philadelphia 18 81 The case might be one of ambilateral chronic aural catarrh and aural vertigo.
1960 H. T. Lambrick John Jacob of Jacobabad App. B. 408 So far from ‘not allowing’ such ambilateral occupation, Jacob permitted part of the formerly predatory section of the Dombkis..to return as they wished to their former homes.
2007 Jrnl. Oral Maxillofacial Surg. 65 2236/1 29 of these cases involved ambilateral sinus floor elevations.
b. Capable of using either the right or left hand (or foot) to perform skilled tasks; = ambidextrous adj. 1a.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides
even-handed1552
both-handeda1627
ambidexter1627
ambidextrous1646
ambilevous1646
double-handed1782
ambisinistrous1863
ambidextral1871
ambilateral1927
1927 T. L. Woo & K. Pearson in Biometrika 19 168 If we suppose man as other mammals to have been originally ambilateral, and then to have become unilateral, there must have been a time when dextrality and sinistrality were in a 1:1 ratio for the 25% to have been perpetuated.
1990 Internat. Jrnl. Neurosci. 50 196 According to the level of significance..of the difference between the frequencies of the right- and left-paw use, the animals were designated as right-preferent, left-preferent, and ambilateral.
2019 Appl. Animal Behaviour Sci. 210 82/1 People with weak hand preferences (i.e., those that are ambilateral) are more likely than those with strong hand preferences to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
2. Cultural Anthropology and Sociology. Designating or relating to a kinship system in which an individual may claim membership of either the mother's or the father's lineage group, or both. Cf. ambilineal adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] > relating to ambilateral system
ambilateral1929
1929 R. Firth Primitive Econ. N.Z. Maori iii. 98 The hapu is not a unilateral group of the strict type. It may be called, in fact, an ambilateral group, since both parents are eligible for the purposes of kinship affiliation.
1968 M. Harris Rise Anthropol. Theory (1969) xi. 301 The concept of ambilateral descent, which has subsequently turned out to be the key to the understanding of Kwakiutl social organization.
1989 Encycl. Brit. IV. 30/1 Ambilateral (or ambilineal) descent systems are those in which membership in a kinship group may be claimed through either parent.
2010 Amer. Antiq. 75 574/1 Iban kinship is ambilateral but influenced by which longhouse the family resides in at the time of birth.

Derivatives

ˌambilateˈrality n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [noun] > kinship system > in which member can choose both lineage groups
ambilaterality1927
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [noun] > both sides
ambidexteritya1652
ambidextrousness1727
both-handedness1875
ambidextry1881
ambilaterality1927
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [noun] > ambilaterality
ambilaterality1927
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [noun] > belonging to both sides
ambilaterality1927
1927 T. L. Woo & K. Pearson in Biometrika 19 165 The term ‘ambidextrality’ is a misnomer and should be replaced by ambilaterality or neutrality.
1936 R. Firth We, the Tikopia xvi. 596 The ambilaterality of the Maori.
2006 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 273 1127/2 One contrast between non-human primates and NC [= New Caledonian] crows is that ambilaterality in tool use appears to be rare, or absent, in the crows but occurs in primates.
ˌambiˈlaterally adv.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adverb] > in an ambilateral manner
ambilaterally1934
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adverb] > both sides
ambidextrously1657
ambilaterally1934
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adverb] > ambilaterally
ambilaterally1934
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adverb] > both
both twoc1275
both the two?1473
—— and —— both two1483
bilaterally1849
ambilaterally1934
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Ambilateral Ambilaterally.
1950 E. R. Leach Social Sci. Res. Sarawek App. B. 68 A non-exogamous unilaterally or ambilaterally descended clan.
2012 L. Biyun in J. Wilkerson & R. Parkin Modalities of Change ii. 49 Members are descended from common ancestors, not exclusively along patrilineal lines, but ambilaterally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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