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单词 bathmism
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bathmismn.

/ˈbaθmɪz(ə)m/
Etymology: < Greek βαθμός step, threshold ( < root of βαίνειν to walk, step) + -ism suffix.
A term invented by E. D. Cope to denote a supposed form of chemical force which is active in the processes of growth.
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1871 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest (1887) v. 205 The Vital forces are (nerve-force) Neurism, (growth-force) Bathmism, and (thought-force) Phrenism.
1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence ii. x. 90 It is the age of bathmism, or most rapid variation.
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