Niken.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪki/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪki/

Forms: 1800s– Nike, 1800s– Niké, 1900s– Nikai (plural).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Νίκη.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Νίκη, the name of the goddess of victory, use as name of νίκη victory, of unknown origin.

a. Greek Mythology. The goddess of victory. Also in extended use.

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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > other classical deities

Plutoc1330

Herculesc1369

Proteusa1425

Tellusc1425

chaosa1522

grace1538

terminus1565

victory1569

Hymena1593

harvest queen1598

Hades1599

aurora1610

puffer1615

Egeria1624

hour1637

Hygeia1737

Kore1844

Nike1846

vintage-god1873

1846 T. S. Carr Man. Classical Mythol. xvi. 144 Nike..or ‘Victory’, was the daughter of Pallas & Styx, and was greatly honoured by the Greeks... Sometimes she is repersented as borne in the hand of Minerva.

1916 H. D. Let. in W. C. Williams Kora in Hell 15 Postlude..to me stands, a Nike, supreme among your poems.

a1926 E. Gore-Booth Agate Lamp in Poems (1929) 460 Ah! there are other things That shall not fade–The painter's dream, the poet's thought,..And Orpheus' lute, and Niké's wind-blown wings.

1968 G. E. Bean Turkey's Southern Shore vi. 81 The figure of Nike, goddess of victory, which appears on..coins of Side may commemorate a victory won by the city against the Pergamenes.

1998 A. Ostriker Little Space 44 First I am ahead, Niké, on my bicycle, no hands.

b. In Greek art: a winged statue representing the goddess Nike.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [noun] > statue > of gods or goddesses

Venusa1568

Herma1579

Priapus1579

mercury1586

Vulcan1638

victoriaa1684

mercury's statue1684

pantheum1706

signum pantheum1706

xoanon1706

Hermes1728

Minerva1802

Nike1850

Trimurti1877

hermetic-

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §406 547 Nike making libation..; another such, a thymiaterion in the other hand.

1867 H. M. Westropp Handbk. Archæol. 195 Nike.—Victory. Victory is represented in a short tunic, with wings, and usually carries a palm. She is also represented writing on a shield, and frequently sacrificing a bull.

1924 A. D. Sedgwick Little French Girl iv. iii. 327 She's a Nike..on the prow of a Greek ship.

1960 R. Carpenter Greek Sculpture v. 147 The running Nike is an interesting study in formal drapery.

1968 V. Ehrenberg From Solon to Socrates vii. 315 There are the figures of a number of winged Nikai.

2. Any of a range of surface-to-air guided missiles developed by the U.S., initially as defensive weapons. Usually attributive.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > types of

loon1947

seeker1949

Honest John1952

Nike1952

heat-seeker1956

anti-ballistic missile1957

Polaris1957

Pershing1958

SAM1958

cruise missile1959

sea-cat1959

minuteman1961

ABM1963

lance1964

Exocet1970

trident1972

MX missile1973

stinger1975

cruise1976

tomahawk1976

silo buster1977

Euromissile1979

Brilliant Pebbles1988

1952 Britannica Bk. of Year 431/2 Limited production for operational trials of the U.S. army's Nike missile for the anti-aircraft artillery was begun in 1951.

1955 Times 4 July 9/7 Short-range guided weapons such as the American Nike are useless for the air defence of Britain.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 344/1 Nike Zeus, first antimissile missile, was about 50 feet long... A further development was Nike X, which had a fixed radar antenna that could be electronically scanned. Nike Cajun, a sounding rocket, was capable of lifting a 50-pound payload of scientific instruments to a height of 90 miles.

1986 B. Forbes Endless Game I. iii. 48 For all they knew we could have a Nike missile on board.

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

单词	nike
释义	Niken. Brit. /ˈnʌɪki/, U.S. /ˈnaɪki/ Forms: 1800s– Nike, 1800s– Niké, 1900s– Nikai (plural). Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Νίκη. Etymology: < ancient Greek Νίκη, the name of the goddess of victory, use as name of νίκη victory, of unknown origin. 1. a. Greek Mythology. The goddess of victory. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > other classical deities Plutoc1330 Herculesc1369 Proteusa1425 Tellusc1425 chaosa1522 grace1538 terminus1565 victory1569 Hymena1593 harvest queen1598 Hades1599 aurora1610 puffer1615 Egeria1624 hour1637 Hygeia1737 Kore1844 Nike1846 vintage-god1873 1846 T. S. Carr Man. Classical Mythol. xvi. 144 Nike..or ‘Victory’, was the daughter of Pallas & Styx, and was greatly honoured by the Greeks... Sometimes she is repersented as borne in the hand of Minerva. 1916 H. D. Let. in W. C. Williams Kora in Hell 15 Postlude..to me stands, a Nike, supreme among your poems. a1926 E. Gore-Booth Agate Lamp in Poems (1929) 460 Ah! there are other things That shall not fade–The painter's dream, the poet's thought,..And Orpheus' lute, and Niké's wind-blown wings. 1968 G. E. Bean Turkey's Southern Shore vi. 81 The figure of Nike, goddess of victory, which appears on..coins of Side may commemorate a victory won by the city against the Pergamenes. 1998 A. Ostriker Little Space 44 First I am ahead, Niké, on my bicycle, no hands. b. In Greek art: a winged statue representing the goddess Nike. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [noun] > statue > of gods or goddesses Venusa1568 Herma1579 Priapus1579 mercury1586 Vulcan1638 victoriaa1684 mercury's statue1684 pantheum1706 signum pantheum1706 xoanon1706 Hermes1728 Minerva1802 Nike1850 Trimurti1877 hermetic- 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §406 547 Nike making libation..; another such, a thymiaterion in the other hand. 1867 H. M. Westropp Handbk. Archæol. 195 Nike.—Victory. Victory is represented in a short tunic, with wings, and usually carries a palm. She is also represented writing on a shield, and frequently sacrificing a bull. 1924 A. D. Sedgwick Little French Girl iv. iii. 327 She's a Nike..on the prow of a Greek ship. 1960 R. Carpenter Greek Sculpture v. 147 The running Nike is an interesting study in formal drapery. 1968 V. Ehrenberg From Solon to Socrates vii. 315 There are the figures of a number of winged Nikai. 2. Any of a range of surface-to-air guided missiles developed by the U.S., initially as defensive weapons. Usually attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > types of loon1947 seeker1949 Honest John1952 Nike1952 heat-seeker1956 anti-ballistic missile1957 Polaris1957 Pershing1958 SAM1958 cruise missile1959 sea-cat1959 minuteman1961 ABM1963 lance1964 Exocet1970 trident1972 MX missile1973 stinger1975 cruise1976 tomahawk1976 silo buster1977 Euromissile1979 Brilliant Pebbles1988 1952 Britannica Bk. of Year 431/2 Limited production for operational trials of the U.S. army's Nike missile for the anti-aircraft artillery was begun in 1951. 1955 Times 4 July 9/7 Short-range guided weapons such as the American Nike are useless for the air defence of Britain. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 344/1 Nike Zeus, first antimissile missile, was about 50 feet long... A further development was Nike X, which had a fixed radar antenna that could be electronically scanned. Nike Cajun, a sounding rocket, was capable of lifting a 50-pound payload of scientific instruments to a height of 90 miles. 1986 B. Forbes Endless Game I. iii. 48 For all they knew we could have a Nike missile on board. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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