quaternarianadj.

Brit.

/ˌkwɒtəˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌkwɑtə(r)ˈnɛriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quaternārius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin quaternārius quaternary adj. + -an suffix; compare -arian suffix.

rare.

= quaternary adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > [adjective] > of or relating to compounds > by number of contitutive elements > four

quaternary1605

quaternalc1616

quaternarian1647

1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. i. vi. 55 A quaternarian number, as four beasts, and four wheels.

1765 J. Elphinston Princ. Eng. Lang. Digested II. iv. iii. 338 Thus are the quaternarian and senarian iambics correspondent to the dimeter and trimeter of the ancients.

1856–8 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 108 Arrangement of parts usually quaternarian.

1989 Nature 23 Mar. 305/1 The historical controversy between the trinitarian point of departure of Kepler's astronomy and Fludd's quaternarian alchemical viewpoint.

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

单词	quaternarian
释义	quaternarianadj. Brit. /ˌkwɒtəˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌkwɑtə(r)ˈnɛriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quaternārius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin quaternārius quaternary adj. + -an suffix; compare -arian suffix. rare. = quaternary adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > [adjective] > of or relating to compounds > by number of contitutive elements > four quaternary1605 quaternalc1616 quaternarian1647 1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. i. vi. 55 A quaternarian number, as four beasts, and four wheels. 1765 J. Elphinston Princ. Eng. Lang. Digested II. iv. iii. 338 Thus are the quaternarian and senarian iambics correspondent to the dimeter and trimeter of the ancients. 1856–8 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 108 Arrangement of parts usually quaternarian. 1989 Nature 23 Mar. 305/1 The historical controversy between the trinitarian point of departure of Kepler's astronomy and Fludd's quaternarian alchemical viewpoint. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1647
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