† elateristn.
Obsolete.
One who explains certain phenomena as due to the ‘elatery’ or elasticity of the air.
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1661 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) i. ii. 3 His Adversaries (whom for brevities sake we will venture to call Elaterists).
1674 M. Hale Difficiles Nugæ xvi. 237 The Gravitation and Elasticity of the Air, invented or substituted by the modern Elaterists.
1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Elaterists, a Name given by Mr. Boyle, to such as hold the Doctrine of Elaterium, or Spring and Weight of the Air.
1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
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