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单词 multivalve
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multivalveadj.n.

Brit. /ˈmʌltɪˌvalv/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌvælv/; see also multi- comb. form.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: multi- comb. form, valve n.1
Etymology: < multi- comb. form + valve n.1, after post-classical Latin multivalvis (M. Lister Historiæ sive Synopsis Methodicæ Conchyliorum (1687) plate 430, also Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (new ed., 1756) 82; compare Linnaeus's division Multivalvia ( Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 645)). Compare French multivalve (1752). Compare earlier bivalve adj., univalve adj.
A. adj.
1. Zoology and Botany. Having more than two valves.
a. Of molluscs and crustaceans (e.g. chitons and barnacles). Cf. valve n.1 2. Obsolete.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of parts of molluscs > of shell or parts of shell
testaceous1668
trivalvous1681
articulate1685
tabulous1734
concamerated1747
costated1751
ribbed1752
multivalve1753
umbilical1755
multivalved1759
trichite1765
right-handed1776
ventricose1777
unequivalved1788
sinistral1803
white-lipped1813
white-mouthed1815
turriculated1822
umbonial1824
turreted1826
siphunculated1828
columellar1829
sinistrorsal1830
canaliferous1834
spirivalve1835
turrited1835
versant1839
mitriform1843
paucispiral1843
turriculate1843
siphuncled1847
ventricous1850
camerated1851
convolute1851
perforated1851
parietal1854
septiferous1854
planorbiform1856
planorboid1856
trivalved1856
turrite1856
siphunculate1875
turriform1875
umbonic1877
costate1881
interlocular1888
varicated1891
lirate1894
evolute1896
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Pollicipes They are multivalve flat shells, of a triangular figure, each being composed of several laminæ.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 61 Multivalve Shell-fish may be considered as animals shut up in round boxes.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 122 The shell of the Cirripeda is always multivalve.
1850 I. Williams Seven Days 252 Spiral, or orb'd, cornute, or annular, Bivalve, or multivalve;—what tongue shall tell Their forms testaceous.
1898 Science 26 Aug. 254/2 The barnacles and ostracodes, with their multivalve or bivalve carapaces.
b. Of parts of plants. Cf. valve n.1 4a. Obsolete.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [adjective] > having or between divisions or sections
bivalve1737
valved?1768
trivalvular1785
multivalve1793
univalvular1793
univalved1823
bivalvular1830
intervalvular1830
bivalved1852
1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. M5 Multivalvis gluma, a multivalve or many-valved glume.
1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Multivalve Glume,..having more than two valves.
1831 W. Macgillivray tr. A. Richard Elem. Bot. 274 A Pericarp is..Multivalve, when it divides into a greater number of valves or distinct segments.
c. Of parts of insects. Cf. valve n.1 3. Obsolete.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of abdomen
multivalve1819
superimposited1826
1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 353 Rostrum..Multivalve, forming a tube by means of many valves uniting.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 373 Tail of the female without a terebrant, or pungent multivalve ovipositor.
1852 Amer. Whig Rev. Aug. 159/2 The sight of the butterfly and the moth invariably leads them to flowers, to suck whose nectar their multivalve tubes are given them.
2.
a. Of the heart: having many valves. In quot. figurative. rare.
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1869 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 141/1 His heart was multivalve; he could love a dozen at once in various modes and degrees.
b. Medicine. Affecting or relating to more than one valve of the heart; = multivalvular adj.
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1966 Amer. Jrnl. Cardiol. 17 133/1 During the past 2.5 yr., 75 patients (not including those with multivalve replacement) have undergone aortic ball-valve replacement.
1976 Jrnl. Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surg. 71 230 Variables associated with higher incidence of late deaths are large left atrial size, patient age at operation, and multivalve disease.
1988 Arch. Internal Med. 148 2461 Surgery was required for..two of four patients with multivalve involvement.
1997 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 133 64 Double-valve balloon valvotomy is feasible and safe..in selected patients with multivalve disease.
3. Electronics. Having many thermionic valves.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > thermionic valve > [adjective] > having many valves
multivalve1920
1920 Wireless World Jan. 574/2 More than one valve may be connected in cascade to form a multi-valve amplifier.
1957 Wireless World July 310 (heading) Multi-valve cathode follower circuits.
4. Mechanics.
a. Having several or many mechanical valves.
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1979 Hydraulics & Pneumatics June 53 (title) Multi-valve circuit controls hydraulic elevators.
1987 Vet. Rec. 121 250/1 The multivalve or ball claw was developed to prevent the detrimental effects on udder disease..during machine milking.
b. spec. Of an engine, esp. a car engine: having more than the usual two valves per cylinder (usually four).
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1986 Automotive Industries Oct. 29/1 A total of twelve cars on the US market are now equipped with four valves per cylinder... Leader of the pack is Toyota with about 200,000 multi-valve engines now installed.
1990 Independent on Sunday 18 Feb. 5/2 The stunning performance that only a turbo-charged, multi-valve engine can deliver.
1993 Wall St. Jrnl. 19 Feb. a9/3 The No. 3 auto maker says the Vision TSi, with a multivalve 3.5 liter six-cylinder engine, is selling well.
B. n.
Zoology. A multivalve shell; an animal, esp. a mollusc, having such a shell. Obsolete.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [noun] > Testacea (shelled molluscs) > shelled mollusc > shell
seashella900
shale1561
buckie1596
caracol1622
valve1661
spire1681
umbilicus1688
conch-shell1697
wart-shell?1711
needle1713
multivalve1753
concha1755
periosteum1758
conch1773
devil's claw1773
furbelow1776
peewit's egg1776
worm-tube1776
rosebud1815
sheath1815
periostracum1833
epicuticle1885
epicuticula1886
leg of mutton1891
trivalve1891
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Multivalves, in natural history, the name of a general class of shell-fish distinguished from the univalves, which consist of only one shell, and the bivalves, which consist of two, by their consisting of three or more shells.
1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. 242 Multivalves. Shells composed of many pieces or valves.
1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 36 Most of the multivalves of old authors were articulate animals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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