单词 | disaggregation |
释义 | disaggregationn. 1. The separation or disintegration of the component parts or discrete units of an aggregated mass or structure; loss of aggregation or cohesion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [noun] > incohesion > disaggregation or disintegration unravelling1606 disgregation1611 disintegration1794 break-up1795 disaggregation1819 breaking-down1883 break-away1885 breakdown1928 1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xv. 61 The gneiss, the constituent parts of which are in a considerable state of disaggregation [Fr. désagrégation], contains large crystals of feldspar. 1865 A. Esquiros Cornwall 41 Deposits formed by the disaggregation of the primitive rocks. 1939 Science New Ser. 16 June 559/2 Preparation of samples for mineral analyses, such as disaggregation and clarification of grains. 1984 Sci. Amer. Dec. 111/1 It is there that the zone of disaggregation begins, with microfracturing of the rock increasing its porosity. 2006 Y. S. Tarasova et al. in E. Notarianni & M. J. Evans Embryonic Stem Cells vi. 142 The disaggregation of EB cultures usually relies on enzymes that are active on fibrous structures. 2. In extended use. The separation or breaking up of something non-physical; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1831 J. Bentham Memorandum-bk. in Wks. (1843) XI. 73 Power of aggregation; power of disaggregation. 1890 Times 11 Jan. 5/1 Centralization would disappear..to make way for a disaggregation as troublesome for the Monarchy of Portugal as for the French Republic. 1912 Studies 1 418 The culminating-point of the Assyrian Empire was reached, and its rapid disaggregation began. 1987 R. M. Unger False Necessity v. 502 It presupposes the disaggregation of the consolidated property right. 2006 L. M. Knudsen Reprod. Rights in Global Context i. 11 The current government continues to use this system for data disaggregation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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