percurrentadj.

Brit.

/pəˈkʌrənt/,

/pəˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S.

/pərˈkər(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin percurrent-, percurrēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin percurrent-, percurrēns, present participle of percurrere percur v.

1. That runs throughout; that extends from one end of something to the other; pervading. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective]

percurrent1578

transcurrent1608

transient1610

traversing1786

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > extending lengthways > whole or full length

percurrent1578

full length1732

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 31^v All the motions..excellently percurrent, and yet at length to ceasse, or end at these bones.

1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) III. 408/2 Percurrent, running through from top to bottom.

1926 W. Lewis Art of being Ruled viii. ii. 240 As the psychic element existing in even the simplest sexual operation escapes people, so the percurrent nature of a great sex fashion is either not understood or not admitted.

1949 F. O. Matthieson Pattern of Lit. in Amer. Q. 1 281/2 Alienation from society has been the percurrent theme.

a. Biology. Of a linear structure (esp. the midrib, costa, or median vein of a leaf or frond): extending throughout the entire length.

ΚΠ

1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 291 A..delicately branching membranous symmetrical frond, with a percurrent midrib.

1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 159 A percurrent midvein present, the lateral veins smaller and secondary.

1948 Amer. Midland Naturalist 39 663 Carina [of pronotum] percurrent and cut by one sulcus; metatibiae red or tan.

1971 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 98 10/1 Some specimens [of Psilocybe mutans] have a percurrent stipe to which the tramal plates are attached.

1992 Nova Hedwigia 54 453 Nerve single, ending high up in acumen or percurrent.

b. Mycology. Growing through the tip of a conidiophore or conidium; designating the type of proliferation in which such growth occurs.

ΚΠ

1963 Mycologia 55 669 Proliferations through the tip of the conidiophore, usually through the conidial scar after the conidium is detached, are termed percurrent proliferations.

1990 Mycol. Res. 94 1146 The yeast is characterized by a pronounced lipophily, unilateral, percurrent or sympodial budding, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	percurrent
释义	percurrentadj. Brit. /pəˈkʌrənt/, /pəˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S. /pərˈkər(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin percurrent-, percurrēns. Etymology: < classical Latin percurrent-, percurrēns, present participle of percurrere percur v. 1. That runs throughout; that extends from one end of something to the other; pervading. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] percurrent1578 transcurrent1608 transient1610 traversing1786 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > extending lengthways > whole or full length percurrent1578 full length1732 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 31^v All the motions..excellently percurrent, and yet at length to ceasse, or end at these bones. 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) III. 408/2 Percurrent, running through from top to bottom. 1926 W. Lewis Art of being Ruled viii. ii. 240 As the psychic element existing in even the simplest sexual operation escapes people, so the percurrent nature of a great sex fashion is either not understood or not admitted. 1949 F. O. Matthieson Pattern of Lit. in Amer. Q. 1 281/2 Alienation from society has been the percurrent theme. 2. a. Biology. Of a linear structure (esp. the midrib, costa, or median vein of a leaf or frond): extending throughout the entire length. ΚΠ 1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 291 A..delicately branching membranous symmetrical frond, with a percurrent midrib. 1911 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 159 A percurrent midvein present, the lateral veins smaller and secondary. 1948 Amer. Midland Naturalist 39 663 Carina [of pronotum] percurrent and cut by one sulcus; metatibiae red or tan. 1971 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 98 10/1 Some specimens [of Psilocybe mutans] have a percurrent stipe to which the tramal plates are attached. 1992 Nova Hedwigia 54 453 Nerve single, ending high up in acumen or percurrent. b. Mycology. Growing through the tip of a conidiophore or conidium; designating the type of proliferation in which such growth occurs. ΚΠ 1963 Mycologia 55 669 Proliferations through the tip of the conidiophore, usually through the conidial scar after the conidium is detached, are termed percurrent proliferations. 1990 Mycol. Res. 94 1146 The yeast is characterized by a pronounced lipophily, unilateral, percurrent or sympodial budding, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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