anguinealadj.

Brit.

/aŋˈɡwɪnɪəl/, U.S.

/æŋˈɡwɪniəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anguineus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin anguineus (see anguineous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier anguineous adj.

rare.

†1. Mathematics. Designating a cubic curve that converges to a single line from different sides as the independent variable tends to positive and negative infinity, as anguineal hyperbola, anguineal curve. Obsolete.In Cartesian coordinates, the equation of an anguineal curve is of the form x²y + b²y − a²x = 0.

ΚΠ

1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II. at Curves If the Term ey be not wanting, the Figure will be an Anguineal Hyperbola without any Diameter, and even without any Center, if the Term d be not wanting.

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 151/1 Hence we say, anguineal curve, hyperbola.

2. Of or resembling a snake; snakelike; = serpentine adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to snake

serpentinec1420

serpentousc1500

aspish1608

aspinea1644

anguineal1847

ophidian1883

1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Anguineal. Resembling a snake; pertaining to a snake.

1874 B. De Jongh Sisters Lawless I. viii. 162 Not a beautifying day or two to Henry, for he was more radiantly red than any field poppy, and evinced an anguineal tendency to cast his skin.

1977 P. Shuttle Rainsplitter in Zodiac Garden 116 I long for the bodily pain of this anguineal woman who hates our son and who I must follow through the earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anguineal
释义	anguinealadj. Brit. /aŋˈɡwɪnɪəl/, U.S. /æŋˈɡwɪniəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anguineus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin anguineus (see anguineous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier anguineous adj. rare. †1. Mathematics. Designating a cubic curve that converges to a single line from different sides as the independent variable tends to positive and negative infinity, as anguineal hyperbola, anguineal curve. Obsolete.In Cartesian coordinates, the equation of an anguineal curve is of the form x²y + b²y − a²x = 0. ΚΠ 1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II. at Curves If the Term ey be not wanting, the Figure will be an Anguineal Hyperbola without any Diameter, and even without any Center, if the Term d be not wanting. 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 151/1 Hence we say, anguineal curve, hyperbola. 2. Of or resembling a snake; snakelike; = serpentine adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [adjective] > of or relating to snake serpentinec1420 serpentousc1500 aspish1608 aspinea1644 anguineal1847 ophidian1883 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Anguineal. Resembling a snake; pertaining to a snake. 1874 B. De Jongh Sisters Lawless I. viii. 162 Not a beautifying day or two to Henry, for he was more radiantly red than any field poppy, and evinced an anguineal tendency to cast his skin. 1977 P. Shuttle Rainsplitter in Zodiac Garden 116 I long for the bodily pain of this anguineal woman who hates our son and who I must follow through the earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1710
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