sciathericn.adj.

Brit.

/sʌɪəˈθɛrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪəˈθɛrɪk/

Forms: 1600s scioterick, 1700s sciatherick, 1700s sciotherick, 1900s– sciatheric, 1900s– sciotheric.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sciothēricon; Latin sciotericus.

Etymology: Partly (as noun) < classical Latin sciothēricon (in post-classical Latin also sciotericum (15th cent.)) sundial (Pliny), and partly (as adjective) < post-classical Latin sciotericus, sciathericus, sciothericus of a sundial (1514 in horologium sciotericum or earlier); both < Hellenistic Greek σκιοθηρικός of a sundial < σκιόθηρον (also σκιοθήρης , recorded as a Greek word in the classical Latin author Vitruvius) sundial, lit. ‘shadow-catcher’ ( < ancient Greek σκιά shadow (see scio- comb. form) + θηρᾶν to catch: see theralite n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare French sciotérique , sciatérique , adjective (1671, 1690 respectively), and noun, denoting the use of such a sundial (1765). Compare earlier sciatherical adj. and sciatherics n.

Now rare.

A. n.

A sundial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > sundial

chilindrec1386

dialc1425

sundial1555

clocka1562

cylinder1593

horoscope1623

compass-dial1632

moon dial1664

ring dial1667

heliotrope1669

pole-dial1669

sciatheric1682

spot dial1687

polar dial1688

sun clock1737

meridian ring1839

solarium1842

journey-ring1877

scratch dial1914

1682 tr. B. Varenius Gen. & Absolute Pt. Cosmogr. & Geogr. in R. Blome Cosmogr. & Geogr. i. iv. 18 Eratosthenes wrought it by a hollow Spherical Scioterick or Sundial.

1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation i. 114/2 Directions from the Aequinoctial Night Dyal, as also the Horizontal Scioterick, or Horizontal Plain.

1994 Brit. Jrnl. Middle Eastern Stud. 21 277 In Article 2..there is an oblique reference to the mizwalah ‘sun-dial’ or ‘sciatheric’ (literally ‘shadow-catcher’).

B. adj.

= sciatherical adj. Cf. gnomonic adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [adjective] > of or relating to sundials

gnomonical1570

gnomonic1601

sandy1607

gnomical1611

stylar1614

sciatherical1615

direct1659

skiagraphical1690

sciatheric1700

solar1728

1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Horologium Those called Sciotherick Dials [Fr. Cadrans Sciothériques], or Sun-Dials, which shews the hour by the shadow of a Needle elevated upon different surfaces, falling upon lines dispos'd in order by Gnonomicks.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Sciotherick, investigating Shadows. Sciotherick Telescope, a Mathematical Instrument for observing the True Time for adjusting Pendulum-Clocks, Watches, &c.

1920 Jrnl. Worcester Polytechnic Inst. 23 357 President Malcolm B. Arthur of Worcester, gave the address of welcome and introduced the Sciotheric Orator, Donald T. Canfield.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sciatheric
释义	sciathericn.adj. Brit. /sʌɪəˈθɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪəˈθɛrɪk/ Forms: 1600s scioterick, 1700s sciatherick, 1700s sciotherick, 1900s– sciatheric, 1900s– sciotheric. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sciothēricon; Latin sciotericus. Etymology: Partly (as noun) < classical Latin sciothēricon (in post-classical Latin also sciotericum (15th cent.)) sundial (Pliny), and partly (as adjective) < post-classical Latin sciotericus, sciathericus, sciothericus of a sundial (1514 in horologium sciotericum or earlier); both < Hellenistic Greek σκιοθηρικός of a sundial < σκιόθηρον (also σκιοθήρης , recorded as a Greek word in the classical Latin author Vitruvius) sundial, lit. ‘shadow-catcher’ ( < ancient Greek σκιά shadow (see scio- comb. form) + θηρᾶν to catch: see theralite n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare French sciotérique , sciatérique , adjective (1671, 1690 respectively), and noun, denoting the use of such a sundial (1765). Compare earlier sciatherical adj. and sciatherics n. Now rare. A. n. A sundial. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > sundial chilindrec1386 dialc1425 sundial1555 clocka1562 cylinder1593 horoscope1623 compass-dial1632 moon dial1664 ring dial1667 heliotrope1669 pole-dial1669 sciatheric1682 spot dial1687 polar dial1688 sun clock1737 meridian ring1839 solarium1842 journey-ring1877 scratch dial1914 1682 tr. B. Varenius Gen. & Absolute Pt. Cosmogr. & Geogr. in R. Blome Cosmogr. & Geogr. i. iv. 18 Eratosthenes wrought it by a hollow Spherical Scioterick or Sundial. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation i. 114/2 Directions from the Aequinoctial Night Dyal, as also the Horizontal Scioterick, or Horizontal Plain. 1994 Brit. Jrnl. Middle Eastern Stud. 21 277 In Article 2..there is an oblique reference to the mizwalah ‘sun-dial’ or ‘sciatheric’ (literally ‘shadow-catcher’). B. adj. = sciatherical adj. Cf. gnomonic adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [adjective] > of or relating to sundials gnomonical1570 gnomonic1601 sandy1607 gnomical1611 stylar1614 sciatherical1615 direct1659 skiagraphical1690 sciatheric1700 solar1728 1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Horologium Those called Sciotherick Dials [Fr. Cadrans Sciothériques], or Sun-Dials, which shews the hour by the shadow of a Needle elevated upon different surfaces, falling upon lines dispos'd in order by Gnonomicks. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Sciotherick, investigating Shadows. Sciotherick Telescope, a Mathematical Instrument for observing the True Time for adjusting Pendulum-Clocks, Watches, &c. 1920 Jrnl. Worcester Polytechnic Inst. 23 357 President Malcolm B. Arthur of Worcester, gave the address of welcome and introduced the Sciotheric Orator, Donald T. Canfield. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1682
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