单词 | prolated |
释义 | prolatedadj. 1. Geometry. = prolate adj. 1.Hooke used the term to designate an oblate spheroid (see quot. a1703). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > geometric space > [adjective] > having specific axes > lengthened in direction of polar axis protracted1670 prolateda1703 prolate1715 a1703 R. Hooke Disc. Earthquakes in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 351 This Hypothesis, That the Figure of the Earth is that of a prolated Sphæroide, not of an oblong Sphæroide, nor of a Sphære. 1764 B. Martin Biographia Philosophica 329 February 1677/ 8, on Account of Mons. Gallet's Observations of the oval Figure of Mercury in the Sun, he [sc. Hooke] gave sundry Reasons for the prolated oval Figure of the Planets. 1970 Advances in Virus Res. 16 50 In the lower part of the figure two hypothetical subunits are depicted as prolated ellipsoids..located closely to a piece of RNA. 1996 G. Martini et al. in S. Schlick Ionomers x. 226 The shapes of these aggregates range from spherical to cylindrical; oblated and prolated ellipsoidal micelles have also been described. ΚΠ 1713 W. Whitson tr. Coll. Anc. Monuments 133 If any one says the internal or prolated Word is the Son of God Let him be accursed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > increased in length extendedc1450 deduit1485 prolonged1557 produced1578 protensed1578 extent1641 prolated1715 lengthened1744 elongated1751 protracted1785 drawn-out1834 1715 S. Switzer Nobleman, Gentleman, & Gardener's Recreation Pref. p. xiii This then consists rightly in large prolated Gardens and Plantations.., full of long, extended, shady Walks and Groves. 1793 L.-M. Hawkins Lett. on Female Mind 7 The contracted brow, the prolated visage, the motionless eye-ball, and the fixed attitude..can give nothing to soft features that is not unpleasant. 4. (In Vedic recitation) of a vowel: protacted. ΚΠ 1852 J. De Alwis tr. T. Vedeha Sidath Sangarawa Introd. p. cxx There is a third sound called puluta ‘prolated’. 1857 M. Williams Pract. Gram. Sanskrit Lang. (ed. 2) i. 11 Each of the first four vowels is supposed to have three prosodial lengths, a short..a long..and a prolated (pluta); the long being equal to two, and the prolated to three short vowels. 1992 P. Olivelle Samṇyāsa Upanisạds vi. 218 The first phoneme [of the syllable OM] is said to be short, the second long, and the third prolated. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1703 |
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