单词 | perigraphic |
释义 | perigraphicadj. rare. 1. Relating to a perigraph (perigraph n. 2); incomplete, misleading. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adjective] > misleading misguiding1587 misleading1599 debauching1645 perigraphic1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Perigraphic, pertaining to or of the nature of a perigraph. 1909 Mind 18 187 What he says or sees of the Absolute is necessarily abstract, general and, as we may put it, perigraphic in character: it is never comprehensive and complete. 1948 Times 8 Jan. 8/1 He has the opportunity of doing considerable harm on his return by making perigraphic statements about Malaya. 2. Geometry. Having a circumference, as a closed curve. Now disused. ΚΠ 1901 A. B. Basset Elem. Cubic & Quartic Curves 14 A continuous closed curve will be called a perigraphic curve; whilst a curve which possesses branches extending to infinity will be called an aperigraphic curve. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890 |
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