单词 | introversible |
释义 | introversibleadj. Capable of being introverted or drawn within, as the finger of a glove. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > eversible or retractable retractile1769 eversible1856 introversible1883 1883 E. Ray Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 652/1 [article Mollusca] An alternately introversible and eversible tube connected with an animal's body. 1885 E. Ray Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 432/1 [article Polyzoa] Muscular fibre-cells..are attached at three different levels to the soft introversible portion of the body, and by their retraction pull it in three folds or telescopic joints into the capacious hinder part of the body. Derivatives introversiˈbility n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [noun] > turning inwards or inside out > capability of being turned inwards introversibility1885 1885 E. Ray Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 439/2 The telescopic introversibility of the anterior region of the body is greatly developed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1883 |
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