† poman.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πωματ-, πῶμα.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πωματ-, πῶμα lid, cover < the same Indo-European base as Gothic fodr (see fur v.) + the Indo-European base of ancient Greek -μα (see -oma comb. form).

Zoology. Obsolete.

A portion of the occipital lobe of the simian brain that overlaps the external occipital fissure; the occipital operculum. (Cf. operculum n. 4.)

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > monkey > parts of

cheek pouch1653

palm1863

poma1889

1889 B. G. Wilder in A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 161/2 The so-called ‘external occipital’, or ‘external perpendicular’ fissure of monkeys is a superfissure,..resulting from the lapping of a supergyre, the poma (‘occipital operculum’) upon the parts cephalad of it.

1890 Med. Rec. N. Y. 37 255/2 (title) Does the poma (‘occipital operculum’) occur in the human brain?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

Poman.²

Brit.

/ˈpəʊmə/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊmə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Poma.

Etymology: < Poma, the name of a company founded in 1937 by Jean Pomagalski (1905–69), Polish-born French engineer, who invented this ski-lift in 1935.

Skiing.

In full Poma lift (also Pomalift). A proprietary name for: a type of ski lift with detachable supports running on overhead cables.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-lift

T-bar1889

tow1937

chair-lift1940

ski-lift1940

ski tow1942

skimobile1946

platter pull1949

Poma1954

telecabine1954

gondola lift1957

1954 Amer. Ski Ann. & Skiing Jrnl. Jan. 55/1 The poma lift at Arapahoe Basin, once the wooden towers were in place, was erected in sixteen days in the worst possible weather.

1957 T. Kesting Outdoor Encycl. 403/2 On the Pomalift—a kind of platter-pull—the hangers are stored at the bottom and clamped onto the cable as needed.

1973 P. A. Whitney Snowfire vi. 105 A chair lift, with T-bar, J-bar and poma lift off to our right.

1987 Ski Surv. Feb.–Mar. 14/1 There is one tiny poma for adults and children alike.

2001 Ski Feb. 61/1 Little Hawk [in Colorado]..offers..a poma-lift served race hill that is often packed with competitors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poma
释义	† poman.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek πωματ-, πῶμα. Etymology: < ancient Greek πωματ-, πῶμα lid, cover < the same Indo-European base as Gothic fodr (see fur v.) + the Indo-European base of ancient Greek -μα (see -oma comb. form). Zoology. Obsolete. A portion of the occipital lobe of the simian brain that overlaps the external occipital fissure; the occipital operculum. (Cf. operculum n. 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > monkey > parts of cheek pouch1653 palm1863 poma1889 1889 B. G. Wilder in A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 161/2 The so-called ‘external occipital’, or ‘external perpendicular’ fissure of monkeys is a superfissure,..resulting from the lapping of a supergyre, the poma (‘occipital operculum’) upon the parts cephalad of it. 1890 Med. Rec. N. Y. 37 255/2 (title) Does the poma (‘occipital operculum’) occur in the human brain? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). Poman.² Brit. /ˈpəʊmə/, U.S. /ˈpoʊmə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Poma. Etymology: < Poma, the name of a company founded in 1937 by Jean Pomagalski (1905–69), Polish-born French engineer, who invented this ski-lift in 1935. Skiing. In full Poma lift (also Pomalift). A proprietary name for: a type of ski lift with detachable supports running on overhead cables. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-lift T-bar1889 tow1937 chair-lift1940 ski-lift1940 ski tow1942 skimobile1946 platter pull1949 Poma1954 telecabine1954 gondola lift1957 1954 Amer. Ski Ann. & Skiing Jrnl. Jan. 55/1 The poma lift at Arapahoe Basin, once the wooden towers were in place, was erected in sixteen days in the worst possible weather. 1957 T. Kesting Outdoor Encycl. 403/2 On the Pomalift—a kind of platter-pull—the hangers are stored at the bottom and clamped onto the cable as needed. 1973 P. A. Whitney Snowfire vi. 105 A chair lift, with T-bar, J-bar and poma lift off to our right. 1987 Ski Surv. Feb.–Mar. 14/1 There is one tiny poma for adults and children alike. 2001 Ski Feb. 61/1 Little Hawk [in Colorado]..offers..a poma-lift served race hill that is often packed with competitors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1889n.²1954
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