† fortinn.¹

Etymology: < French fortin, diminutive of fort : see fort n.¹

Obsolete.

A small fort; a field-fort.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > small fort

fortletc1330

forceleta1400

sconce1587

farelet1602

fortalice1642

fortin1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Fortin, or Field-fort.

1721–36 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1743 Shakespeare's Henry IV, Pt. I ii. vi, in T. Hanmer Wks. Shakespear III. 306 Of palisadoes, fortins [1623 frontiers], parapets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

Fortinn.²

/ˈfɔːtɪn/

Etymology: < the name of J. Fortin (1750–1831), French physicist.

Used attributively or in the possessive to designate a type of mercury barometer invented by Fortin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > barometer > types of

baroscope1665

wheel-barometer1666

water barometer1715

sympiesometer1817

barometrograph1847

aneroid1849

barograph1865

Fortin1875

telebarograph1884

telebarometer1884

telehydrobarometer1884

aneroidograph1890

statoscope1890

barocyclonometer1906

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 382/2 (caption) Fortin's Barometer.

1930 Meteorol. Gloss. (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 2) 80 Fortin barometer, a portable form of mercurial barometer in which the zero of the scale is fixed by a pointer, inside the cistern. By making the cistern partly of leather and providing an adjusting screw, the level of mercury in the cistern can be brought up to the scale zero before each reading is taken.

1970 Encycl. Brit. III. 181/1 Since the Fortin barometer is not a primary instrument, its instrumental errors must be determined by comparison with a standard barometer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

† fortinadj.

Etymology: < Old French fortin (used only of Samson), < fort strong.

Obsolete. rare.

Strong.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective]

mightyeOE

strongOE

bigc1300

boldc1300

fort13..

steer13..

steevec1300

valiant1303

stalwortha1340

fortin1340

strengthfula1382

stout1390

pithya1400

tora1400

mighteda1470

strengthyc1485

forcy1488

nervy1598

nervous1616

whipcordy1856

Tarzanesque1933

Tarzan-like1943

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 204 Samson fortin.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.¹1706

n.²1875

adj.1340

单词	fortin
释义	† fortinn.¹ Etymology: < French fortin, diminutive of fort : see fort n.¹ Obsolete. A small fort; a field-fort. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > small fort fortletc1330 forceleta1400 sconce1587 farelet1602 fortalice1642 fortin1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Fortin, or Field-fort. 1721–36 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1743 Shakespeare's Henry IV, Pt. I ii. vi, in T. Hanmer Wks. Shakespear III. 306 Of palisadoes, fortins [1623 frontiers], parapets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). Fortinn.² /ˈfɔːtɪn/ Etymology: < the name of J. Fortin (1750–1831), French physicist. Used attributively or in the possessive to designate a type of mercury barometer invented by Fortin. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > barometer > types of baroscope1665 wheel-barometer1666 water barometer1715 sympiesometer1817 barometrograph1847 aneroid1849 barograph1865 Fortin1875 telebarograph1884 telebarometer1884 telehydrobarometer1884 aneroidograph1890 statoscope1890 barocyclonometer1906 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 382/2 (caption) Fortin's Barometer. 1930 Meteorol. Gloss. (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 2) 80 Fortin barometer, a portable form of mercurial barometer in which the zero of the scale is fixed by a pointer, inside the cistern. By making the cistern partly of leather and providing an adjusting screw, the level of mercury in the cistern can be brought up to the scale zero before each reading is taken. 1970 Encycl. Brit. III. 181/1 Since the Fortin barometer is not a primary instrument, its instrumental errors must be determined by comparison with a standard barometer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018). † fortinadj. Etymology: < Old French fortin (used only of Samson), < fort strong. Obsolete. rare. Strong. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] mightyeOE strongOE bigc1300 boldc1300 fort13.. steer13.. steevec1300 valiant1303 stalwortha1340 fortin1340 strengthfula1382 stout1390 pithya1400 tora1400 mighteda1470 strengthyc1485 forcy1488 nervy1598 nervous1616 whipcordy1856 Tarzanesque1933 Tarzan-like1943 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 204 Samson fortin. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1706n.²1875adj.1340
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Fortinn.2

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