† oryctognosticadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: orycto- comb. form, Greek γνωστικός.

Etymology: < orycto- comb. form + ancient Greek γνωστικός relating to knowledge (see gnostic adj.), after German oryctognostisch (1794 or earlier). Compare post-classical Latin oryctognosticus (1798 or earlier), French oryctognostique (1829 or earlier). Compare slightly later oryctognosy n.

Obsolete.

Relating to oryctognosy; mineralogical.

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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [adjective]

mineralogical1653

oryctognostic1794

oryctognostical1805

mineralogic1811

oryctographical1857

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. Pref. 13 The second part contains the systematic or oryctognostic collection.

1804 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. I. Introd. 23 The Wernerian oryctognostic system is framed in conformity with the strictest rules of classification.

1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxxii. 401 The amygdaloid of Ortiz approaches, by its oryctognostic characters, to the former of those formations.

Derivatives

† oryctognostical adj. Obsolete = oryctognostic adj.

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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [adjective]

mineralogical1653

oryctognostic1794

oryctognostical1805

mineralogic1811

oryctographical1857

1805 T. Weaver tr. A. G. Werner Treat. Fossils iii. 26 To apply them [sc. external characters] to the description of Fossils, and to the external, or oryctognostical knowledge of them.., necessarily requires..that they be defined as accurately as possible.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. Introd. 10 The simple fossils which compose the mass of mountains, and of which the names and character are the object of oryctognostical knowledge.

† oryctognostically adv. Obsolete

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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [adverb]

mineralogically1801

oryctognostically1805

1805 T. Weaver tr. A. G. Werner Treat. Fossils i. 9 The Chemists did not know how to distinguish their subjects oryctognostically, i.e. according to External Characters.

1845 Littell's Living Age 1 Nov. 232/2 A mixture of oryctognostically distinguishable, crystalline, and distinct constituents!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	oryctognostic
释义	† oryctognosticadj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: orycto- comb. form, Greek γνωστικός. Etymology: < orycto- comb. form + ancient Greek γνωστικός relating to knowledge (see gnostic adj.), after German oryctognostisch (1794 or earlier). Compare post-classical Latin oryctognosticus (1798 or earlier), French oryctognostique (1829 or earlier). Compare slightly later oryctognosy n. Obsolete. Relating to oryctognosy; mineralogical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [adjective] mineralogical1653 oryctognostic1794 oryctognostical1805 mineralogic1811 oryctographical1857 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. Pref. 13 The second part contains the systematic or oryctognostic collection. 1804 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. I. Introd. 23 The Wernerian oryctognostic system is framed in conformity with the strictest rules of classification. 1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxxii. 401 The amygdaloid of Ortiz approaches, by its oryctognostic characters, to the former of those formations. Derivatives † oryctognostical adj. Obsolete = oryctognostic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [adjective] mineralogical1653 oryctognostic1794 oryctognostical1805 mineralogic1811 oryctographical1857 1805 T. Weaver tr. A. G. Werner Treat. Fossils iii. 26 To apply them [sc. external characters] to the description of Fossils, and to the external, or oryctognostical knowledge of them.., necessarily requires..that they be defined as accurately as possible. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. Introd. 10 The simple fossils which compose the mass of mountains, and of which the names and character are the object of oryctognostical knowledge. † oryctognostically adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [adverb] mineralogically1801 oryctognostically1805 1805 T. Weaver tr. A. G. Werner Treat. Fossils i. 9 The Chemists did not know how to distinguish their subjects oryctognostically, i.e. according to External Characters. 1845 Littell's Living Age 1 Nov. 232/2 A mixture of oryctognostically distinguishable, crystalline, and distinct constituents! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1794
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