neptuneanadj.

Brit.

/nɛpˈtjuːnɪən/,

/nɛpˈtʃuːnɪən/, U.S.

/nɛpˈt(j)uniən/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Neptunian adj.

Etymology: < Neptunian adj., with alteration of the suffix (see -ean suffix).

Geology.

= Neptunian adj. 2.In quot. 1843 used humorously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > deposited by water, ice, or wind > [adjective] > by water or ice

Neptunian1774

aqueous1802

diluvial1816

neptunean1843

neptunic1851

torrential1861

fluviolacustrine1864

hydrogenous1889

aqueo-glacial1892

fluvio-glacial1894

solution1894

paralic1914

1843 T. Carlyle Let. 15 Mar. in Corr. Emerson & Carlyle (1964) 339 Our Geologist [sc. Lyell] being dreadfully Neptunean in his qualities.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Equinoctial Regions I. i. 36 A mountain..celebrated on account of the disputes of volcanean and neptunean geologists [Fr. des géologues volcanistes et neptuniens].

1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 386 With a reference to recent views on the origin of crystalline rocks, and a re-affirmation of the neptunean views of the author, the preface closes.

1969 G. M. Bennison & A. E. Wright Geol. Hist. Brit. Isles vi. 116 Neptunean dykes occur where fissures in the underlying Lickey Quartzite (Cambrian age) have been infilled with Llandovery material.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neptunean
释义	neptuneanadj. Brit. /nɛpˈtjuːnɪən/, /nɛpˈtʃuːnɪən/, U.S. /nɛpˈt(j)uniən/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Neptunian adj. Etymology: < Neptunian adj., with alteration of the suffix (see -ean suffix). Geology. = Neptunian adj. 2.In quot. 1843 used humorously. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > deposited by water, ice, or wind > [adjective] > by water or ice Neptunian1774 aqueous1802 diluvial1816 neptunean1843 neptunic1851 torrential1861 fluviolacustrine1864 hydrogenous1889 aqueo-glacial1892 fluvio-glacial1894 solution1894 paralic1914 1843 T. Carlyle Let. 15 Mar. in Corr. Emerson & Carlyle (1964) 339 Our Geologist [sc. Lyell] being dreadfully Neptunean in his qualities. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Equinoctial Regions I. i. 36 A mountain..celebrated on account of the disputes of volcanean and neptunean geologists [Fr. des géologues volcanistes et neptuniens]. 1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 386 With a reference to recent views on the origin of crystalline rocks, and a re-affirmation of the neptunean views of the author, the preface closes. 1969 G. M. Bennison & A. E. Wright Geol. Hist. Brit. Isles vi. 116 Neptunean dykes occur where fissures in the underlying Lickey Quartzite (Cambrian age) have been infilled with Llandovery material. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
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