makatean.

Brit.

/makəˈtiːə/,

/makəˈteɪə/, U.S.

/ˌmækəˈtiə/,

/ˌmækəˈteɪə/

Origin: A borrowing from Tuamotuan. Etymon: Tuamotuan makatea.

Etymology: < Tuamotuan makatea, a geological feature of the type described below (also the name of an island (Makatea) in the central south Pacific (Tuamotu Archipelago) surrounded by a feature of this type); compare Rarotongan makatea (with the same meaning), Marquesan makatea to froth, foam, whiten.

Geology.

The raised terrace of coralline limestone typically surrounding South Pacific islands; the annular raised rim of a Pacific island formed by the uplifting of an atoll so that the lagoon is lost. Also: a type of limestone generally found in such locations.

ΚΠ

1910 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1909 42 333 There rises another belt of coral rock with perpendicular cliffs to a height of 60 ft. to 80 ft.; its width is a quarter of a mile... This is the makatea of the Natives.

1925 Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 21 17 I have taken a series of hand specimens from the base to the top of the makatea at two places on the inner wall and two on the outer wall.

1954 K. B. Cumberland Southw. Pacific i. 10 What was the floor of a shallow lagoon..becomes a plateau-like stretch of rough, dry, rocky, cavernous limestone, or makatea.

1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 682/1 A ‘makatea’ means an annular rocky wall around an unusual type of coral island, encountered only in a few places in the Pacific Ocean.

1991 Antiquity 65 888/2 Mangaia, a small..volcanic island surrounded by a ring of upraised makatea limestone, is the southernmost of the Cook Islands.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	makatea
释义	makatean. Brit. /makəˈtiːə/, /makəˈteɪə/, U.S. /ˌmækəˈtiə/, /ˌmækəˈteɪə/ Origin: A borrowing from Tuamotuan. Etymon: Tuamotuan makatea. Etymology: < Tuamotuan makatea, a geological feature of the type described below (also the name of an island (Makatea) in the central south Pacific (Tuamotu Archipelago) surrounded by a feature of this type); compare Rarotongan makatea (with the same meaning), Marquesan makatea to froth, foam, whiten. Geology. The raised terrace of coralline limestone typically surrounding South Pacific islands; the annular raised rim of a Pacific island formed by the uplifting of an atoll so that the lagoon is lost. Also: a type of limestone generally found in such locations. ΚΠ 1910 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1909 42 333 There rises another belt of coral rock with perpendicular cliffs to a height of 60 ft. to 80 ft.; its width is a quarter of a mile... This is the makatea of the Natives. 1925 Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 21 17 I have taken a series of hand specimens from the base to the top of the makatea at two places on the inner wall and two on the outer wall. 1954 K. B. Cumberland Southw. Pacific i. 10 What was the floor of a shallow lagoon..becomes a plateau-like stretch of rough, dry, rocky, cavernous limestone, or makatea. 1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 682/1 A ‘makatea’ means an annular rocky wall around an unusual type of coral island, encountered only in a few places in the Pacific Ocean. 1991 Antiquity 65 888/2 Mangaia, a small..volcanic island surrounded by a ring of upraised makatea limestone, is the southernmost of the Cook Islands. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910
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