atolln.

Brit.

/ˈatɒl/,

/əˈtɒl/, U.S.

/ˈæˌtɔl/,

/ˈæˌtɑl/

Forms: In 1600s atollon.

Etymology: < Maldivian atoḷu, applied to the Maldive Islands, which are typical examples of this structure; perhaps related to Malayalam aḍal a sinking reef (Yule). N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ătǫ·l) /əˈtɒl/.

A coral island consisting of a ring-shaped reef enclosing a lagoon. Darwin's theory, now generally accepted, is that the lagoon occupies the place of a submerged island.

ΘΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > other

desert island1607

holt1611

sister isle1612

atoll1625

floating island1638

sister island1659

tropical island1769

artificial island1775

home island1806

wooden island1808

fire-isle1817

coral-island1831

thrum cap1832

branch-island1834

island-continent1872

off-island1880

hover1892

phosphate island1909

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1648 Every Atollon is separated from others, and contaynes in itselfe a great multitude of small Isles..Each of these Atollons are inuironed round with a huge ledge of rocks.

1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 2) II. 285 In the centre of each atoll there is a lagoon from fifteen to twenty fathoms deep.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xi. 357 Such sunken islands are now marked by rings of coral or atolls standing over them.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

1842 C. Darwin Coral Reefs 107 An atoll-shaped bank of dead rock.

1842 C. Darwin Coral Reefs 169 True atoll-structure.

1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) xx. 468 The foundations, whence the atoll-building corals sprang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	atoll
释义	atolln. Brit. /ˈatɒl/, /əˈtɒl/, U.S. /ˈæˌtɔl/, /ˈæˌtɑl/ Forms: In 1600s atollon. Etymology: < Maldivian atoḷu, applied to the Maldive Islands, which are typical examples of this structure; perhaps related to Malayalam aḍal a sinking reef (Yule). N.E.D. (1885) gives the pronunciation as (ătǫ·l) /əˈtɒl/. A coral island consisting of a ring-shaped reef enclosing a lagoon. Darwin's theory, now generally accepted, is that the lagoon occupies the place of a submerged island. ΘΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > island > [noun] > other desert island1607 holt1611 sister isle1612 atoll1625 floating island1638 sister island1659 tropical island1769 artificial island1775 home island1806 wooden island1808 fire-isle1817 coral-island1831 thrum cap1832 branch-island1834 island-continent1872 off-island1880 hover1892 phosphate island1909 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1648 Every Atollon is separated from others, and contaynes in itselfe a great multitude of small Isles..Each of these Atollons are inuironed round with a huge ledge of rocks. 1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 2) II. 285 In the centre of each atoll there is a lagoon from fifteen to twenty fathoms deep. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xi. 357 Such sunken islands are now marked by rings of coral or atolls standing over them. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. Π 1842 C. Darwin Coral Reefs 107 An atoll-shaped bank of dead rock. 1842 C. Darwin Coral Reefs 169 True atoll-structure. 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) xx. 468 The foundations, whence the atoll-building corals sprang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1625
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