单词 | acronical |
释义 | acronicaladj. Chiefly Astronomy. Of the rising or setting of a celestial object: occurring at or just after sunset. Also in extended use. Cf. cosmical adj. 5, heliacal adj. 1a.Sometimes used in the sense ‘setting at sunrise’ (see quot. 1856), which is strictly considered erroneous. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [adjective] vespertinec1503 acronic1565 acronical1585 vesperal1623 chronical1647 cronicall1647 vespertinal1839 post-cenal1848 after-supper1879 1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel Table of Contents sig. ¶iv Of the Cosmicall, Elicall, and Acronicall, rising and setting of the starres. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xxxv. f. 231v Now to know the Acronicall rising of any starre at any time, bring the starre to the East part of the Horizon. 1621 P. Heylyn Microcosmus 327 Profitable to the observation of the Hiliacal Acronicall Matutine and Vespertine rising and falling of every star. 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. d3 The Achronical rising..is when it appears at the close of Day. 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) (at cited word) The Achronychal is one of the three poetical risings, and settings of the stars; and stands distinguished from cosmical, and heliacal. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 208 The acronycal and heliacal risings and settings of the stars. 1856 E. H. Burritt Astron. 60 When a star rose at sun-setting, or set at sun-rising, it was called the Achronical rising or setting. 1898 S. F. Dunlap Ghebers of Hebron (rev. ed.) iv. 113 The acronical departure of the last of the stars of Boötes. 1930 Sci. Monthly Feb. 144/1 An acronical view over the Grand Canyon is worth more than the Apollo of Praxiteles. 1996 Imprimis Dec. 3/1 An acronical rising, when an object rises at sunset and is visible all night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1585 |
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