punctulen.

Brit.

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃuːl/,

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tjuːl/, U.S.

/ˈpəŋ(k)tʃul/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin punctulum.

Etymology: < classical Latin punctulum slight prick or stab (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), in post-classical Latin also small point or mark (14th or early 15th cent.) < punctum (see point n.¹) + -ulum -ule suffix.Compare earlier use of the Latin word in an English context:1640 Bp. J. Wilkins Disc. New Planet ii. vi. 111 What is this unto the vaste frame of the whole Vniverse? but punctulum, such an insensible Point.

Chiefly Zoology and Botany. rare.

A small point or mark on a surface; a small perforation. Cf. punctum n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small space or extent > a point of space

prickOE

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punctule1785

pore1801

1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 399 The branches [of the common Persian lilac] are..covered with a smooth brownish bark, with a blueish tinge, on which are often several yellowish punctules.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. v. iii. 405 And what is the earth and the ambient air with respect to the immensity of the universe? It is a point, a punctule.

1883 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10 19 Membrane punctate, punctules in radiating lines.

1930 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 56 388 Under surface of the body very finely and sparsely punctulate, punctules slightly coarser on prosternum.

1952 Amer. Midland Naturalist 48 357 Entire upper surface with minute punctules obsolete or absent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punctule
释义	punctulen. Brit. /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃuːl/, /ˈpʌŋ(k)tjuːl/, U.S. /ˈpəŋ(k)tʃul/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin punctulum. Etymology: < classical Latin punctulum slight prick or stab (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), in post-classical Latin also small point or mark (14th or early 15th cent.) < punctum (see point n.¹) + -ulum -ule suffix.Compare earlier use of the Latin word in an English context:1640 Bp. J. Wilkins Disc. New Planet ii. vi. 111 What is this unto the vaste frame of the whole Vniverse? but punctulum, such an insensible Point. Chiefly Zoology and Botany. rare. A small point or mark on a surface; a small perforation. Cf. punctum n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle puncta1398 pointa1400 masclec1400 specklec1440 pecklec1450 sprinkle1481 spreckle1513 frecklea1549 spruttle1553 dot1596 punctum1653 pip1676 spark1686 punctal1694 mail1727 punctule1785 puncta1858 freck1866 guttula1887 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small space or extent > a point of space prickOE pointa1400 punctule1785 pore1801 1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 399 The branches [of the common Persian lilac] are..covered with a smooth brownish bark, with a blueish tinge, on which are often several yellowish punctules. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. v. iii. 405 And what is the earth and the ambient air with respect to the immensity of the universe? It is a point, a punctule. 1883 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10 19 Membrane punctate, punctules in radiating lines. 1930 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 56 388 Under surface of the body very finely and sparsely punctulate, punctules slightly coarser on prosternum. 1952 Amer. Midland Naturalist 48 357 Entire upper surface with minute punctules obsolete or absent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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