ophthalmiten.

Brit.

/ɒfˈθalmʌɪt/,

/ɒpˈθalmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ɑpˈθælˌmaɪt/,

/ɑfˈθælˌmaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὀϕθαλμός , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀϕθαλμός eye (see ophthalmo- comb. form) + -ite suffix¹. In sense 1a perhaps after French ophtalmite (1803); in sense 1b after German Ophthalmit (1948 in this sense in the passage translated in quot. 1954 at sense 1b).Compare the following earlier use of ophthalmites (compare post-classical Latin -ites : see -ite suffix¹), apparently denoting a stone resembling an eye (compare eye-stone n. at eye n.¹ Compounds 4):1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 129 An Ophthalmites, or some sort of Eye stone.

1. Geology.

†a. = miagite n. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > plutonic rocks > granite > varieties of

moorstone1461

silver stone1758

granitell1794

granitoid1794

rapakivi1794

ophthalmite1811

protogine1823

pegmatite1824

potash-granite1845

beresite1849

granitite1875

greisen1878

trowlesworthite1884

microgranite1888

charnockite1893

alaskite1900

Dartmoor granite1904

plagiogranite1959

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 63 Miagite..has by some been called Corsican granite, or Corsican granitel; and by others, from some resemblance to the eye, ocular granite, or, as it more properly may be expressed from the Greek, ophthalmite... It consists of concentric but irregular circles of white felspar and black siderite.

b. A composite rock (of any origin) that is characterized by large, lenticular mineral grains or aggregates. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > composite rock > [noun] > conglomerate

plum-pudding stone1739

puddingstone1752

farcilite1799

glandulite1811

glutenite1811

conglomerate1818

ophthalmite1954

1954 R. L. Parker tr. P. Niggli Rocks & Mineral Deposits v. 150 Ophthalmites [Ger. Ophthalmite]... These consist of coarsely lenticular [Ger. augenförmige], boulder-like, or nodular elements in a ground mass.

1961 R. V. Dietrich & K. R. Mehnert in Internat. Geol. Congr.: Rep. XXI Session, Norten 1960 xxvi. 62 Ophthalmite, chorismite characterized by augen and/or other lenticular aggregates of minerals.

†2. Zoology. The eyestalk of a crustacean. Cf. basiophthalmite n., podophthalmite n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > miscellaneous types > order Podophthalmia > member of > eye stalk

ophthalmite1877

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 305 The moveable stalks, which support the eyes..; ‘the ophthalmic peduncles’, or ‘ophthalmites’.

1887 Athenæum 4 June 741/2 The assumption of antenniform characters by the left ophthalmite.

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

单词	ophthalmite
释义	ophthalmiten. Brit. /ɒfˈθalmʌɪt/, /ɒpˈθalmʌɪt/, U.S. /ɑpˈθælˌmaɪt/, /ɑfˈθælˌmaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὀϕθαλμός , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀϕθαλμός eye (see ophthalmo- comb. form) + -ite suffix¹. In sense 1a perhaps after French ophtalmite (1803); in sense 1b after German Ophthalmit (1948 in this sense in the passage translated in quot. 1954 at sense 1b).Compare the following earlier use of ophthalmites (compare post-classical Latin -ites : see -ite suffix¹), apparently denoting a stone resembling an eye (compare eye-stone n. at eye n.¹ Compounds 4):1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 129 An Ophthalmites, or some sort of Eye stone. 1. Geology. †a. = miagite n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [noun] > plutonic rocks > granite > varieties of moorstone1461 silver stone1758 granitell1794 granitoid1794 rapakivi1794 ophthalmite1811 protogine1823 pegmatite1824 potash-granite1845 beresite1849 granitite1875 greisen1878 trowlesworthite1884 microgranite1888 charnockite1893 alaskite1900 Dartmoor granite1904 plagiogranite1959 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 63 Miagite..has by some been called Corsican granite, or Corsican granitel; and by others, from some resemblance to the eye, ocular granite, or, as it more properly may be expressed from the Greek, ophthalmite... It consists of concentric but irregular circles of white felspar and black siderite. b. A composite rock (of any origin) that is characterized by large, lenticular mineral grains or aggregates. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > composite rock > [noun] > conglomerate plum-pudding stone1739 puddingstone1752 farcilite1799 glandulite1811 glutenite1811 conglomerate1818 ophthalmite1954 1954 R. L. Parker tr. P. Niggli Rocks & Mineral Deposits v. 150 Ophthalmites [Ger. Ophthalmite]... These consist of coarsely lenticular [Ger. augenförmige], boulder-like, or nodular elements in a ground mass. 1961 R. V. Dietrich & K. R. Mehnert in Internat. Geol. Congr.: Rep. XXI Session, Norten 1960 xxvi. 62 Ophthalmite, chorismite characterized by augen and/or other lenticular aggregates of minerals. †2. Zoology. The eyestalk of a crustacean. Cf. basiophthalmite n., podophthalmite n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > miscellaneous types > order Podophthalmia > member of > eye stalk ophthalmite1877 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 305 The moveable stalks, which support the eyes..; ‘the ophthalmic peduncles’, or ‘ophthalmites’. 1887 Athenæum 4 June 741/2 The assumption of antenniform characters by the left ophthalmite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811
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