† reclivateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin reclivus , -ate suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin reclivus leaning backwards, sloping, inclined (6th cent.; < classical Latin re- re- prefix + clīvus slope: see clivose adj.) + -ate suffix¹.Post-classical Latin reclivis is recorded slightly earlier (5th cent.) than reclivus , but the reading is uncertain and the correct reading may be reclīnis recline adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (re·klivet) /ˈrɛklɪveɪt/.

Entomology and Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Forming a double curve like the letter S.Chiefly in the writings of Thomas Say (1787–1834).

ΚΠ

1818 T. Say in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1 419 Head..and margin of the elytra, green, the latter with a central, reclivate, oblique abbreviated band.

1829 T. Say in Compl. Writings Conchol. U.S. (1858) 141 Melania cancellata.—Shell rather slender..; volutions convex, with about twenty-six reclivate, longitudinal, elevated lines.

1853 J. L. Le Conte in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 10 492 The basal tubercle is large and almost reclivate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	reclivate
释义	† reclivateadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin reclivus , -ate suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin reclivus leaning backwards, sloping, inclined (6th cent.; < classical Latin re- re- prefix + clīvus slope: see clivose adj.) + -ate suffix¹.Post-classical Latin reclivis is recorded slightly earlier (5th cent.) than reclivus , but the reading is uncertain and the correct reading may be reclīnis recline adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (re·klivet) /ˈrɛklɪveɪt/. Entomology and Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Forming a double curve like the letter S.Chiefly in the writings of Thomas Say (1787–1834). ΚΠ 1818 T. Say in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1 419 Head..and margin of the elytra, green, the latter with a central, reclivate, oblique abbreviated band. 1829 T. Say in Compl. Writings Conchol. U.S. (1858) 141 Melania cancellata.—Shell rather slender..; volutions convex, with about twenty-six reclivate, longitudinal, elevated lines. 1853 J. L. Le Conte in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 10 492 The basal tubercle is large and almost reclivate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1818
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