generantn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin generant-, generans, generāns, generāre.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin generant-, generans creator (5th cent., of God), use as noun of masculine of classical Latin generant-, generāns, present participle of generāre generate v. Compare generator n. With use as adjective compare Middle French generant generating, productive (14th cent.), and also earlier generating adj., generative adj.

A. n.

1. A person who or thing which generates something; a creator, a producer; a cause. Now rare. †secondary (also second) generant: = secondary cause at secondary adj. 3a (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory cause

by-grounda1603

occasion1605

by-cause1631

generant1635

concurrency1636

under-cause1645

causa causata1659

concurrent1667

occasional cause1728

condition1817

factor1851

the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > production > that which produces

gendererc1384

bearera1387

bringerc1386

engendererc1390

producera1513

forthbringer1546

breeder1572

productor1584

productrice1585

spawner16..

brancher1610

procreanta1616

producent1622

productrix1630

generant1635

generator1637

productive1642

procurator1647

pregnatress1651

generatrix1657

yielder1733

productress1751

1635 D. Person Varieties ii. 64 Every thing perfectible striveth to attaine to its owne perfection; which consisteth in the approximation and neere attaining and touching of the generant.

1665 J. Glanvill Scepsis Scientifica iv. 14 Some believe It [sc. the Soul] came from the Moon..some that 'tis made by God, some by Angels, and some by the Generant.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. i. 1 The Divine Word..produceth by a Second inferior Cause, or Generant.

1770 T. Wright Ess. in Merlinus Liberatus sig. A^v The great Creator..is admirably discovered in the constitutions of the air, and the general vicissitudes of the same..which is produced by secondary and inferior causes and generants.

1885 F. Galton in Science 25 Sept. 272/2 By a regression of the values of the mid-parentages the true generants are derived.

1905 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 27 Jan. 6/1 There is no such cure for all diseases of the mind and nerves as constant usefulness; nor any such generant of contentment and peace of soul.

1970 R. Braibanti in F. W. Riggs Frontiers Devel. Admin. vi. 246 Research, training, and publication activities are especially important generants of diffusion.

2. Mathematics. = generator n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1842 G. W. Francis Dict. Arts (at cited word) A circle which revolves rapidly on any diameter generates a sphere; a line moved steadily along forms a surface. The circle and line are therefore generants.

1920 Brit. Patent 139,602 1 This device consists of four small tubes..mounted round a conical block vertically on four generants of this cone.

1990 I. Bivas et al. in R. Brasseur Molecular Descr. Biol. Membranes I. 104 Let the generant of the cylinder be perpendicular to the plane XY.

3. A substance used for generating gas quickly by a chemical reaction. More fully gas generant.

ΚΠ

1960 U.S. Patent 2,959,004 1 Transmitting pressure from the pressure generating chamber to the expansible chamber to effect transfer of the gas generant to the pressure generating chamber.

1989 Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. 20 657 An electrically-activated gas generant device which is designed to inflate an air bag directly in front of the occupants in the front seats within 50 ms.

1996 Arch. Environmental Health 68 459 Sodium azide in pellet form is used as the nitrogen generant for automobile air bags.

2005 D. Knowles TechOne: Basic Automotive Service xv. 626/2 This generant explodes very quickly, producing large quantities of hot nitrogen gas which flows..into the air bag.

B. adj.

Generating, productive; (Mathematics) acting as or constituting a generant (sense A. 2). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective]

bearinglOE

fruitfula1300

plenteousc1325

fructuousa1382

birthful?c1475

fertile1481

broodya1522

yielding1556

foisonous1570

procreant1588

generative1597

yieldy1598

childing1600

seedful1605

thankful1610

foisonable1613

prolifical1615

fecundous1630

feracious1637

prolific1653

fetiferous1654

floriferous1656

productive1672

fœtant1678

spawning1682

uberousa1706

populous?1789

productible1830

grateful1832

resultful1833

genetic1838

tumid1840

polyphorous1858

generant1875

proliferent1920

1673 J. Wallis Let. 2 Sept. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1975) X. 172 The motion of that center in ye Cycloide, is very unequal; its line of equal motion being not that of the Cycloide, but of ye circle generant.

1708 Miscellanea Curiosa II. 176 The Segments of the Generant Circle are to Correspondent Segments of the Epicycloid, as C B to 2 C E + C B.

1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm III. x. 147 In her genial bosom the exhausted gathers life, the effete becomes generant.

1944 U.S. Patent 2,356,850 2/2 The closest together groups of rectilinear generant elements in both wheels mutually converge as they extend rearward.

2001 D. Villasenor Lake ii. 12 He was the very generant man himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	generant
释义	generantn.adj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin generant-, generans, generāns, generāre. Etymology: < post-classical Latin generant-, generans creator (5th cent., of God), use as noun of masculine of classical Latin generant-, generāns, present participle of generāre generate v. Compare generator n. With use as adjective compare Middle French generant generating, productive (14th cent.), and also earlier generating adj., generative adj. A. n. 1. A person who or thing which generates something; a creator, a producer; a cause. Now rare. †secondary (also second) generant: = secondary cause at secondary adj. 3a (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory cause by-grounda1603 occasion1605 by-cause1631 generant1635 concurrency1636 under-cause1645 causa causata1659 concurrent1667 occasional cause1728 condition1817 factor1851 the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > production > that which produces gendererc1384 bearera1387 bringerc1386 engendererc1390 producera1513 forthbringer1546 breeder1572 productor1584 productrice1585 spawner16.. brancher1610 procreanta1616 producent1622 productrix1630 generant1635 generator1637 productive1642 procurator1647 pregnatress1651 generatrix1657 yielder1733 productress1751 1635 D. Person Varieties ii. 64 Every thing perfectible striveth to attaine to its owne perfection; which consisteth in the approximation and neere attaining and touching of the generant. 1665 J. Glanvill Scepsis Scientifica iv. 14 Some believe It [sc. the Soul] came from the Moon..some that 'tis made by God, some by Angels, and some by the Generant. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. i. 1 The Divine Word..produceth by a Second inferior Cause, or Generant. 1770 T. Wright Ess. in Merlinus Liberatus sig. A^v The great Creator..is admirably discovered in the constitutions of the air, and the general vicissitudes of the same..which is produced by secondary and inferior causes and generants. 1885 F. Galton in Science 25 Sept. 272/2 By a regression of the values of the mid-parentages the true generants are derived. 1905 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 27 Jan. 6/1 There is no such cure for all diseases of the mind and nerves as constant usefulness; nor any such generant of contentment and peace of soul. 1970 R. Braibanti in F. W. Riggs Frontiers Devel. Admin. vi. 246 Research, training, and publication activities are especially important generants of diffusion. 2. Mathematics. = generator n. 2a. ΚΠ 1842 G. W. Francis Dict. Arts (at cited word) A circle which revolves rapidly on any diameter generates a sphere; a line moved steadily along forms a surface. The circle and line are therefore generants. 1920 Brit. Patent 139,602 1 This device consists of four small tubes..mounted round a conical block vertically on four generants of this cone. 1990 I. Bivas et al. in R. Brasseur Molecular Descr. Biol. Membranes I. 104 Let the generant of the cylinder be perpendicular to the plane XY. 3. A substance used for generating gas quickly by a chemical reaction. More fully gas generant. ΚΠ 1960 U.S. Patent 2,959,004 1 Transmitting pressure from the pressure generating chamber to the expansible chamber to effect transfer of the gas generant to the pressure generating chamber. 1989 Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. 20 657 An electrically-activated gas generant device which is designed to inflate an air bag directly in front of the occupants in the front seats within 50 ms. 1996 Arch. Environmental Health 68 459 Sodium azide in pellet form is used as the nitrogen generant for automobile air bags. 2005 D. Knowles TechOne: Basic Automotive Service xv. 626/2 This generant explodes very quickly, producing large quantities of hot nitrogen gas which flows..into the air bag. B. adj. Generating, productive; (Mathematics) acting as or constituting a generant (sense A. 2). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective] bearinglOE fruitfula1300 plenteousc1325 fructuousa1382 birthful?c1475 fertile1481 broodya1522 yielding1556 foisonous1570 procreant1588 generative1597 yieldy1598 childing1600 seedful1605 thankful1610 foisonable1613 prolifical1615 fecundous1630 feracious1637 prolific1653 fetiferous1654 floriferous1656 productive1672 fœtant1678 spawning1682 uberousa1706 populous?1789 productible1830 grateful1832 resultful1833 genetic1838 tumid1840 polyphorous1858 generant1875 proliferent1920 1673 J. Wallis Let. 2 Sept. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1975) X. 172 The motion of that center in ye Cycloide, is very unequal; its line of equal motion being not that of the Cycloide, but of ye circle generant. 1708 Miscellanea Curiosa II. 176 The Segments of the Generant Circle are to Correspondent Segments of the Epicycloid, as C B to 2 C E + C B. 1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm III. x. 147 In her genial bosom the exhausted gathers life, the effete becomes generant. 1944 U.S. Patent 2,356,850 2/2 The closest together groups of rectilinear generant elements in both wheels mutually converge as they extend rearward. 2001 D. Villasenor Lake ii. 12 He was the very generant man himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1635
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