单词 | septile |
释义 | septileadj.1n. Astrology. A. adj.1 Designating the aspect of two celestial objects which are one-seventh of a circle (51 degrees 26 minutes) apart in the sky; of or relating to such an aspect. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Aspect The third called a Septile Aspect, is the distance of two signes, As Aries beholds Gemini with this Sextile aspect, being but two signes distant from them. 1704 W. Andrews News from Stars sig. B3v Then follows a Septile Aspect of Saturn and Venus, in Aries and Aquarius. 1926 W. C. Curry Chaucer & Mediaeval Sci. i. 11 According to Galen,..if Luna is..in Pisces and in quartile or septile aspect with Mars, [the disease is] from too much blood and cholera. 2005 Mountain Astrologer Feb. 8/1 The current series of septile aspects between Neptune and Pluto. B. n. A septile aspect.In quot. 1811 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1811 Literary Panorama Dec. 1065 One does not chuse to be always in opposition to one's own flesh and blood, the trine, the quadrature, the sextile, the septile, as well as the conjunction must happen sometimes. 1991 C. Mansall Discover Astrol. vi. 122/2 The septile series of aspects, notably the septile of 51° 26′; the bi-septile of 102° 52′ and the tri-septile of 154° 17′ are gradually becoming more widely used. This is due entirely to the introduction of harmonics which has caused astrologers to become increasingly aware of the nuances of minor aspects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † septileadj.2 Botany. Obsolete. rare. Relating to a septum; spec. attached to the septum of the ovary. ΚΠ 1864 J. Thomas Comprehensive Med. Dict. 501/2 Septilis, applied to the placentarium when attached to the septa: septile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1n.1656adj.21864 |
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