单词 | distortive |
释义 | distortiveadj. Having the quality of distorting; producing or tending to distortion. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > putting out of shape warping1598 perversive1693 distortive1823 deforming1870 racking1874 1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 166 The ships in the north-west..were..subject to a distortive influence; these appeared..elevated by refraction, like oblong black streaks, lengthened out. 1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 168 In its distortive effect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1823 |
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