† occidualadj.

Forms: 1600s occiduall, 1800s occidual.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin occidualis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin occidualis western (4th cent.) < classical Latin occiduus going down, setting (see occiduous adj.) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare occiduous adj.

Obsolete. rare.

= occiduous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting

descendanta1522

setting1597

occidual1635

occiduous1656

descensional1728

declinant1893

1635 H. Gellibrand Disc. Variation Magneticall Needle 5 The Amplitude Ortive or Occiduall of the Sunne.

1851 Encycl. Americana VI. 425/2 The western or occidual horizon is that wherein the stars set.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	occidual
释义	† occidualadj. Forms: 1600s occiduall, 1800s occidual. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin occidualis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin occidualis western (4th cent.) < classical Latin occiduus going down, setting (see occiduous adj.) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare occiduous adj. Obsolete. rare. = occiduous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > setting descendanta1522 setting1597 occidual1635 occiduous1656 descensional1728 declinant1893 1635 H. Gellibrand Disc. Variation Magneticall Needle 5 The Amplitude Ortive or Occiduall of the Sunne. 1851 Encycl. Americana VI. 425/2 The western or occidual horizon is that wherein the stars set. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1635
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