operatoryn.¹

Brit.

/ˌɒpəˈreɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈɑp(ə)rəˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin operatorium,.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin operatorium workshop (from 11th cent. in British sources; from 12th cent. in continental sources), use as noun of neuter singular of operatorius operatory adj.

†1. A workshop, a laboratory. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun]

workhouseOE

officinec1425

shopc1450

working-house1474

working place?1505

frame housea1555

workshop1556

framing house1559

working-shop1566

shophouse1567

frame building1574

operatory1651

shopping1684

officina1832

atelier1882

craft shop1896

skunk works1960

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlvii. 386 In what shop, or operatory the fairies make their enchantment, the old wives have not determined.

1666 Marquis of Worcester in H. Dircks Life (1865) xvii. 286 A house called Fauxhall, for an operatory for engineers.

1675 R. Hooke Diary 4 Nov. (1935) 191 Drank much small beer, and work in operatory much which mightily helped me.

2. Chiefly U.S. A dentist's surgery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > surgery or consulting-room

examining room1775

doctor1808

doctor's office1809

doctor's surgery1842

consulting room1843

surgery1846

operatory1948

1948 N.Y. Times 15 Nov. 39 (advt.) Dental office..waiting room, business office, lab & operatory.

1965 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 6 47/1 The technically minded student's interest in performing as well..as with otherwise physically able patients in his own operatory.

1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Jan. 23 Never go to a dentist whose operatory is soundproofed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

operatoryadj.n.²

Brit.

/ˌɒpəˈreɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈɑp(ə)rəˌtɔri/

Forms: 1500s– operatory, 1600s operatorie.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin operatorius efficacious (Vetus Latina) < classical Latin operāt- , past participial stem of operārī operate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². With operatory word (see quots. 1551 at sense A. 1, 1638 at sense A. 1) compare post-classical Latin verbum operatorium (Vetus Latina).

A. adj.

1. Capable of producing an effect; effectual; concerned with action, practical. Cf. operative adj. 1 – 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective]

frameeOE

goodeOE

mightyOE

vailanta1325

sicker1338

mightful1340

suffisant1340

virtuousa1387

effectivea1398

effectuala1398

worthya1398

availingc1420

effectuous?a1425

operant?a1425

substantialc1449

virtual?a1475

substantious1483

available1502

efficacious1528

energial1528

working1532

operatory1551

operatoriousa1555

stately1567

feckful1568

efficace?1572

shifty1585

operative1590

instrumental1601

efficable1607

speeding1612

effectuating1615

officious1618

availsome1619

prevailable1624

valid1651

perficient1659

affectuous1664

implemental1676

virtual1760

efficient1787

sufficient1831

slick1833

roadworthy1837

practician1863

positive1903

performant1977

1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 36 When this trwe beleuing man..receaueth the bread..and drinketh the wyne..to him the wordes of oure Sauiour Christ be effectuouse and operatory.

1638 D. Featley Transubstant. Exploded 179 That [these words] are not at all operatorie.

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 421 The Operatory Part consists in the Invention of the Divisor.

1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 963 The urethral canal, in an operatory point, consists of an extra-pubic, movable, or pendent portion, and an infra-pubic or slightly movable portion.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/1 The mechanism of the operation is not yet known, for the animal secrets no liquid with an acid reaction. Thus it is probable that the operatory method may be mechanical.

1974 Nature 8 Mar. 177/1 But an operative scheme, whether on a practical (sensorimotor) or theoretical (operatory) level, is not something a person remembers but something he has or is.

1994 Amer. Anthropologist 96 715 One of the most fascinating chapters..is A. Scheer's discussion of lithic operatory chains in the Gravettian of the Achtal in southwest Germany.

2. Psychology. = operational adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > logical mental activity > [adjective]

operational1953

operationalizable1968

operatory1968

1968 Science 29 Nov. 978/2 The development of cognition and especially the construction of means of quantification (initial pseudoconservation, followed by nonconservation, and finally by operatory conservation) constitutes a coherent whole.

1996 E. S. Reed Values & Knowl. 160 Cognitive functioning..has both figurative and operatory aspects.

†B. n.²

An efficient agent. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means

keyOE

toolc1000

wherewithc1230

ministerc1380

meanc1390

instrumenta1425

organ?a1425

mesne1447

moyen1449

handlec1450

hackneya1500

receipta1500

operative1526

ingine1531

appliance1555

agent1579

matter1580

mids1581

wedge1581

wherewithal1583

shoeing-horn1587

engine1589

instrumental1598

Roaring Meg1598

procurement1601

organy1605

vehicle1615

vehiculuma1617

executioner1646

facility1652

operatory1660

instrumentality1663

expedient1665

agency1684

bladea1713

mechanic1924

mechanism1924

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. §2. 41 The whole progression of mysteries in his body, was still an operatory of life and spiritual being to us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	operatory
释义	operatoryn.¹ Brit. /ˌɒpəˈreɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɑp(ə)rəˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin operatorium,. Etymology: < post-classical Latin operatorium workshop (from 11th cent. in British sources; from 12th cent. in continental sources), use as noun of neuter singular of operatorius operatory adj. †1. A workshop, a laboratory. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun] workhouseOE officinec1425 shopc1450 working-house1474 working place?1505 frame housea1555 workshop1556 framing house1559 working-shop1566 shophouse1567 frame building1574 operatory1651 shopping1684 officina1832 atelier1882 craft shop1896 skunk works1960 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlvii. 386 In what shop, or operatory the fairies make their enchantment, the old wives have not determined. 1666 Marquis of Worcester in H. Dircks Life (1865) xvii. 286 A house called Fauxhall, for an operatory for engineers. 1675 R. Hooke Diary 4 Nov. (1935) 191 Drank much small beer, and work in operatory much which mightily helped me. 2. Chiefly U.S. A dentist's surgery. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > surgery or consulting-room examining room1775 doctor1808 doctor's office1809 doctor's surgery1842 consulting room1843 surgery1846 operatory1948 1948 N.Y. Times 15 Nov. 39 (advt.) Dental office..waiting room, business office, lab & operatory. 1965 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 6 47/1 The technically minded student's interest in performing as well..as with otherwise physically able patients in his own operatory. 1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 27 Jan. 23 Never go to a dentist whose operatory is soundproofed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). operatoryadj.n.² Brit. /ˌɒpəˈreɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɑp(ə)rəˌtɔri/ Forms: 1500s– operatory, 1600s operatorie. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin operatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin operatorius efficacious (Vetus Latina) < classical Latin operāt- , past participial stem of operārī operate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². With operatory word (see quots. 1551 at sense A. 1, 1638 at sense A. 1) compare post-classical Latin verbum operatorium (Vetus Latina). A. adj. 1. Capable of producing an effect; effectual; concerned with action, practical. Cf. operative adj. 1 – 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] frameeOE goodeOE mightyOE vailanta1325 sicker1338 mightful1340 suffisant1340 virtuousa1387 effectivea1398 effectuala1398 worthya1398 availingc1420 effectuous?a1425 operant?a1425 substantialc1449 virtual?a1475 substantious1483 available1502 efficacious1528 energial1528 working1532 operatory1551 operatoriousa1555 stately1567 feckful1568 efficace?1572 shifty1585 operative1590 instrumental1601 efficable1607 speeding1612 effectuating1615 officious1618 availsome1619 prevailable1624 valid1651 perficient1659 affectuous1664 implemental1676 virtual1760 efficient1787 sufficient1831 slick1833 roadworthy1837 practician1863 positive1903 performant1977 1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 36 When this trwe beleuing man..receaueth the bread..and drinketh the wyne..to him the wordes of oure Sauiour Christ be effectuouse and operatory. 1638 D. Featley Transubstant. Exploded 179 That [these words] are not at all operatorie. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 421 The Operatory Part consists in the Invention of the Divisor. 1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 963 The urethral canal, in an operatory point, consists of an extra-pubic, movable, or pendent portion, and an infra-pubic or slightly movable portion. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/1 The mechanism of the operation is not yet known, for the animal secrets no liquid with an acid reaction. Thus it is probable that the operatory method may be mechanical. 1974 Nature 8 Mar. 177/1 But an operative scheme, whether on a practical (sensorimotor) or theoretical (operatory) level, is not something a person remembers but something he has or is. 1994 Amer. Anthropologist 96 715 One of the most fascinating chapters..is A. Scheer's discussion of lithic operatory chains in the Gravettian of the Achtal in southwest Germany. 2. Psychology. = operational adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > logical mental activity > [adjective] operational1953 operationalizable1968 operatory1968 1968 Science 29 Nov. 978/2 The development of cognition and especially the construction of means of quantification (initial pseudoconservation, followed by nonconservation, and finally by operatory conservation) constitutes a coherent whole. 1996 E. S. Reed Values & Knowl. 160 Cognitive functioning..has both figurative and operatory aspects. †B. n.² An efficient agent. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means keyOE toolc1000 wherewithc1230 ministerc1380 meanc1390 instrumenta1425 organ?a1425 mesne1447 moyen1449 handlec1450 hackneya1500 receipta1500 operative1526 ingine1531 appliance1555 agent1579 matter1580 mids1581 wedge1581 wherewithal1583 shoeing-horn1587 engine1589 instrumental1598 Roaring Meg1598 procurement1601 organy1605 vehicle1615 vehiculuma1617 executioner1646 facility1652 operatory1660 instrumentality1663 expedient1665 agency1684 bladea1713 mechanic1924 mechanism1924 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. §2. 41 The whole progression of mysteries in his body, was still an operatory of life and spiritual being to us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1651adj.n.²1551
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