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单词 resalient
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resalientadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈseɪlɪənt/, U.S. /rəˈseɪljənt/, /rəˈseɪliənt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, salient adj.
Etymology: < re- prefix + salient adj.Some apparent examples of sense 1 (e.g. quots. 1853, 1999) may simply show typographical errors for resilient adj.
1. Capable of leaping or bouncing back; resilient.
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1745 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic IV. 222 The Tremors of the Air are like the Returns of elastic or resalient Bodies.
1853 Illustr. Mag. Art 2 377/1 It is, indeed, the nature of bold, brave spirits to be resalient under pressure.
1868 H. C. Deming Life Ulysses S. Grant vii. 117 I have already said, that, from the start, Grant yearns to do something; to strike stunning blows and repeat, before rebellion is resalient from the shock.
1999 Himalayan & Central Asian Stud. Apr.–June 39 The artistic, resalient and lively people.
2. Fortification. Of an angle in a wall: projecting again after having re-entered; forming a salient adjacent to a re-entrant. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > constituting an angle > projecting
salient1687
sortant1842
resalient1870
1870 Builder 26 Feb. 161/3 This..suggests the idea..of reducing the lower range to a smaller width, thus breaking the arch section into resalient angles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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