acroscopicadj.

Brit.

/ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈskɒpɪk/, U.S.

/ˌækrəˈskɑpɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acro- comb. form, -scopic comb. form.

Etymology: < acro- comb. form + -scopic comb. form. In sense 2 after German akroskop (1868 or earlier).

†1. poetic. Positioned so as to view something from a height. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1834 H. Busk Lay of Life 27 Shall she on hovering pinion dwell so high While soaring Knowledge, who with bolder spring Sweeps the expanse with acroscopic eye?

2. Chiefly Botany. Situated on the side of or facing an apex.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > in a particular direction

recurrent1578

acroscopic1868

basipetal1869

basifugal1875

basiscopic1882

1868 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 392 The tangential growth of the basiscopic basilar piece always remains much behind that of the acroscopic portion.

1917 Ann. Bot. 31 16 Where the lobe merges on the helicoid curve at the base, the sori are only continued on the acroscopic side.

1997 D. Francis in C. S. Potten Stem Cells iii. 41 Later in development, the acroscopic facet ceases cell production.

2003 J. T. Mickel Ferns for Amer. Gardens 16 Sometimes other pinnae will have the basiscopic segments much larger than those on the acroscopic side of the same pinna.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acroscopic
释义	acroscopicadj. Brit. /ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈskɒpɪk/, U.S. /ˌækrəˈskɑpɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acro- comb. form, -scopic comb. form. Etymology: < acro- comb. form + -scopic comb. form. In sense 2 after German akroskop (1868 or earlier). †1. poetic. Positioned so as to view something from a height. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1834 H. Busk Lay of Life 27 Shall she on hovering pinion dwell so high While soaring Knowledge, who with bolder spring Sweeps the expanse with acroscopic eye? 2. Chiefly Botany. Situated on the side of or facing an apex. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > in a particular direction recurrent1578 acroscopic1868 basipetal1869 basifugal1875 basiscopic1882 1868 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1 392 The tangential growth of the basiscopic basilar piece always remains much behind that of the acroscopic portion. 1917 Ann. Bot. 31 16 Where the lobe merges on the helicoid curve at the base, the sori are only continued on the acroscopic side. 1997 D. Francis in C. S. Potten Stem Cells iii. 41 Later in development, the acroscopic facet ceases cell production. 2003 J. T. Mickel Ferns for Amer. Gardens 16 Sometimes other pinnae will have the basiscopic segments much larger than those on the acroscopic side of the same pinna. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1834
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