单词 | overcooled |
释义 | overcooledadj. That has been cooled too much; made too cold; chilled. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > made cold or cool > excessively overcooled1600 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxviii. 182 The ouercooled horse [Fr. le cheual refroidi] is cured by giuing him to drinke swines bloud all hot with wine. 1702 J. Floyer Anc. Ψυχρολουσία Revived ii. 49 Heat helps the Parts over-cooled. 1887 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 263 It needs no special clairvoyance to foresee that..their plutocrats will freeze their ears in over-cooled summerhouses. 1889 Science 3 May 341/1 Dr. Assmann attributes the formation of rime and of hoar-frost to the existence of over-cooled drops of water. 1924 A. W. Judge Mod. Motor Cars I. iv. 119 A low speed engine, an over-cooled one, or a splash-lubricated one would require a low-viscosity or ‘thin’ grade [of oil]. 2002 Chron. Higher Educ. (Nexis) 14 June 5 In our overcooled meeting room, the Shoah is sterilized, dissected, and pedagogically exploited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600 |
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