quaternion.

Brit.

/kwəˈtəːnɪəʊ/, U.S.

/kwəˈtərnɪoʊ/,

/kwɑˈtɛrnɪoʊ/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quaternio quaternion n.

= quaternion n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four

quaternionc1384

quadrivial?a1475

messa1529

quaternity1529

quaternio1601

mournival1631

quadrate1637

quaternarya1638

tetrad1653

quadruplet1795

quartetto1807

quatrain1862

quartet1882

quad1896

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love v. ii. sig. K4 This Quaternio, who as they are thy professed Votaries..thee (Perpetuall Virgin) they both loue, and vow to loue eternally.

a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods i. 282 in Wks. (1640) III The first Quaternio. Captaine Smith, or Vulcan with three Cyclops.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 111 Aristotle in his Metaphysicks, speaking of the Quaternio of Causes [etc.].

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel ii. 25 These are the Four Winds of Heaven, The Quaternio of the Angelical Ministers of Divine Providence.

1722 H. Wanley Diary 30 Jan. (1966) I. 130 I went to M^r Warburton, & received from him 9 Quaternios fragmentary.

1872 D. Brown Life Late J. Duncan v. 87 Watson broke up the quaternio by going to Edinburgh.

1933 M. Förster in Exeter Bk. Old Eng. Poetry 56 The leaves of the manuscript are generally assembled in quaternios or gatherings of eight leaves.

1989 Nature 23 Mar. 305/2 The triad of energy, spacetime and causality should be complemented by the synchronicity factor to arrive at a ‘quaternio’, which stands for the unity of being.

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

单词	quaternio
释义	quaternion. Brit. /kwəˈtəːnɪəʊ/, U.S. /kwəˈtərnɪoʊ/, /kwɑˈtɛrnɪoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quaternio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quaternio quaternion n. = quaternion n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four quaternionc1384 quadrivial?a1475 messa1529 quaternity1529 quaternio1601 mournival1631 quadrate1637 quaternarya1638 tetrad1653 quadruplet1795 quartetto1807 quatrain1862 quartet1882 quad1896 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love v. ii. sig. K4 This Quaternio, who as they are thy professed Votaries..thee (Perpetuall Virgin) they both loue, and vow to loue eternally. a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods i. 282 in Wks. (1640) III The first Quaternio. Captaine Smith, or Vulcan with three Cyclops. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 111 Aristotle in his Metaphysicks, speaking of the Quaternio of Causes [etc.]. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel ii. 25 These are the Four Winds of Heaven, The Quaternio of the Angelical Ministers of Divine Providence. 1722 H. Wanley Diary 30 Jan. (1966) I. 130 I went to M^r Warburton, & received from him 9 Quaternios fragmentary. 1872 D. Brown Life Late J. Duncan v. 87 Watson broke up the quaternio by going to Edinburgh. 1933 M. Förster in Exeter Bk. Old Eng. Poetry 56 The leaves of the manuscript are generally assembled in quaternios or gatherings of eight leaves. 1989 Nature 23 Mar. 305/2 The triad of energy, spacetime and causality should be complemented by the synchronicity factor to arrive at a ‘quaternio’, which stands for the unity of being. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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