septariumn.

Brit.

/sɛpˈtɛːrɪəm/, U.S.

/sɛpˈtɛriəm/

Inflections: Plural septaria Brit.

/sɛpˈtɛːrɪə/, U.S.

/sɛpˈtɛriə/.

Forms:

α. 1700s– septariae (plural, now rare), 1800s– septaria (rare).

β. 1700s– septarium.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sēptum, -āriae, -ārius.

Etymology: In α. forms < classical Latin sēptum septum n. + -āriae, feminine plural of -ārius -ary suffix¹; apparently coined by J. Hill (see quot. 1748). In β. forms with alteration of the ending after -arium suffix.

Geology.

A nodule (of limestone, ironstone, etc.) having the form of a flattened sphere appearing in cross-section to be divided by septa or cracks typically filled with a mineral such as calcite; (also occasionally) †an arrangement within such a nodule consisting of parts divided by septa (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > concretionary or nodular > septarium

septarium1748

turtle-stone1851

beetle-stone1859

cement-stone1863

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > vein > [noun] > septal arrangement

septarium1788

1748 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. I. 501 The first of those found in detach'd masses, divided by thin Septa or partitions, into various portions. The Septariae.

1788 J. Hutton in Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 1 246 The form of these iron-stones is that of an oblate or much compressed sphere... In the circular or horizontal section, they present the most elegant septarium.

1859 R. Hunt Guide Mus. Pract. Geol. (ed. 2) 32 Great quantities of cement stones are at present procured by dredging off the coast of Hampshire for the septaria which have been derived from the Barton clay.

1909 Athenæum 13 Mar. 314/3 The concretionary nodules of hard carbonate of lime, called ‘septaria’, which are found in the London clay.

1998 Britannia 29 100 Constructed of large flints and septaria, and only loosely bonded with clay, this could have been no more than a dwarf wall on which a wooden superstructure was erected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	septarium
释义	septariumn. Brit. /sɛpˈtɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /sɛpˈtɛriəm/ Inflections: Plural septaria Brit. /sɛpˈtɛːrɪə/, U.S. /sɛpˈtɛriə/. Forms: α. 1700s– septariae (plural, now rare), 1800s– septaria (rare). β. 1700s– septarium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sēptum, -āriae, -ārius. Etymology: In α. forms < classical Latin sēptum septum n. + -āriae, feminine plural of -ārius -ary suffix¹; apparently coined by J. Hill (see quot. 1748). In β. forms with alteration of the ending after -arium suffix. Geology. A nodule (of limestone, ironstone, etc.) having the form of a flattened sphere appearing in cross-section to be divided by septa or cracks typically filled with a mineral such as calcite; (also occasionally) †an arrangement within such a nodule consisting of parts divided by septa (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > concretionary or nodular > septarium septarium1748 turtle-stone1851 beetle-stone1859 cement-stone1863 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > vein > [noun] > septal arrangement septarium1788 1748 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. I. 501 The first of those found in detach'd masses, divided by thin Septa or partitions, into various portions. The Septariae. 1788 J. Hutton in Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 1 246 The form of these iron-stones is that of an oblate or much compressed sphere... In the circular or horizontal section, they present the most elegant septarium. 1859 R. Hunt Guide Mus. Pract. Geol. (ed. 2) 32 Great quantities of cement stones are at present procured by dredging off the coast of Hampshire for the septaria which have been derived from the Barton clay. 1909 Athenæum 13 Mar. 314/3 The concretionary nodules of hard carbonate of lime, called ‘septaria’, which are found in the London clay. 1998 Britannia 29 100 Constructed of large flints and septaria, and only loosely bonded with clay, this could have been no more than a dwarf wall on which a wooden superstructure was erected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1748
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