shutdownn.

Etymology: Compare to shut down at shut v. Phrasal verbs.

a. A shutting down; the closing for a time of a factory, etc. Also attributive.The sense in quot. 1857 is uncertain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun]

lissc1000

ceasec1330

stintc1330

stinting1338

ceasinga1340

discontinuancea1398

cessationa1400

leaving-off?a1425

surceasingc1435

disusage1475

stop1483

staying1546

discontinuation1572

discontinuing1582

surcease1590

stintance1605

cessure1607

desisting1607

avocationa1617

desistance1632

sistencea1639

surceasementa1641

supersession1648

dispractice1673

breaking-off1683

estoppage1701

cess1703

cesser1809

shutdown1857

stoppage1865

shut-off1889

sign-off1919

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > a temporary cessation of activity or operation

pause1440

trip1584

interpause1595

wem1599

stand1602

vacation1617

interspiration1623

intercisiona1631

interregnum1659

lapse1838

shutdown1857

break1878

slip1898

seventh-inning stretch1915

standoff1918

1857 Knickerbocker 49 35 ‘I'll be just exactly shot if you don't!’ he added with a patent diabolical shut~down.

1884 Boston Jrnl. 16 Oct. 7 The Acushnet paper~mill at New Bedford had started up after a shut-down of two months.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 May 12/1 The shut-down movement has thus far been successful, but every advance in prices induces the opening of new wells.

1889 Engineering 11 Oct. 434/3 There has really been a ‘shut down’ of a large number of [oil-]wells, to check a wasteful over-production.

1901 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 29/1 In the old days when we had a grievance we could talk it over with the boss; but today if there is a shut-down nobody knows anything about it except that it has been ordered from headquarters in New York.

1931 Economist 15 Aug. 308/2 The Ford shutdown will restrict August production.

1959 News Chron. 2 July 4/3 What do you propose..to prevent a shutdown of the national papers?

1967 N.Y. Times (Internat. ed.) 11 Feb. 2/2 Classes resumed quietly at Madrid University today after a 10-day shutdown because of campus battles between students and the police.

1972 M. Jones Life on Dole vi. 51 The Dowlais shut-down had several consequences. It took away the one industrial enterprise that kept going all through the week.

b. The cessation of broadcasting for the day on any particular channel or station; the time at which this occurs.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > [noun] > cessation of broadcasting

sign-off1919

close-down1939

shutdown1959

the world > time > particular time > [noun] > the time or time of day > at which broadcasting ceases

shutdown1959

1959 Listener 19 Mar. 499/1 The peak viewing-hours from 7.0 p.m. to shut-down.

1973 Times 15 Dec. 2/7 (heading) TV staggers shutdown.

a. The cessation of operation of a machine, device, or installation, esp. as a result of a fault.

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the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > of a machine or mechanism

seizure1903

shutdown1911

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > cessation of operation

technical hitch1877

shutdown1911

seize1912

1911 J. F. C. Snell Power House Design x. 352 The..security against a shut-down arising from the duplicate sets of bus bars.

1916 Standard. Rules Amer. Inst. Electr. Engin. 35 This method consists in the measurement of the temperature of windings by their increase in resistance, corrected to the instant of shut-down when necessary.

1936 Discovery Apr. 113/2 In the event of a shut-down of the power unit, an alternative supply is available from the storage battery.

1953 A. D. Booth & K. H. V. Booth Automatic Digital Calculators viii. 74 Working instructions do not have to be input after each shut-down.

1971 New Scientist 7 Jan. 19/1 An abrupt shutdown is a very different affair from the computer operator pushing the computer ‘off’ buttons.

1976 M. Machlin Pipeline liv. 542 The breakdown at Pump Station One and Three..resulted in an automatic shutdown of the entire pipeline.

b. Physics. The stopping of the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor when the fuel assembly is made subcritical.

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the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > nuclear fission > nuclear reactor > [noun] > closure of reactor > for safety reasons

shutdown1945

scram1953

scramming1958

1945 H. D. Smyth Gen. Acct. Devel. Atomic Energy Mil. Purposes vii. 71 A shut-down for servicing could be effected.

1951 Nucleonics Jan. 5/1 There are two sets..of emergency shut-down rods.

1963 B. Fozard Instrumentation Nucl. Reactors xiii. 162 The delay due to xenon poisoning in restarting after a shut down cannot be reduced or eliminated.

1978 N. L. Frankin in Foley & Van Buren Nuclear or Not? 120 [Boron steel control rods] drop down into the core ensuring a rapid shutdown.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shutdown
释义	shutdownn. Etymology: Compare to shut down at shut v. Phrasal verbs. 1. a. A shutting down; the closing for a time of a factory, etc. Also attributive.The sense in quot. 1857 is uncertain. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] lissc1000 ceasec1330 stintc1330 stinting1338 ceasinga1340 discontinuancea1398 cessationa1400 leaving-off?a1425 surceasingc1435 disusage1475 stop1483 staying1546 discontinuation1572 discontinuing1582 surcease1590 stintance1605 cessure1607 desisting1607 avocationa1617 desistance1632 sistencea1639 surceasementa1641 supersession1648 dispractice1673 breaking-off1683 estoppage1701 cess1703 cesser1809 shutdown1857 stoppage1865 shut-off1889 sign-off1919 the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > a temporary cessation of activity or operation pause1440 trip1584 interpause1595 wem1599 stand1602 vacation1617 interspiration1623 intercisiona1631 interregnum1659 lapse1838 shutdown1857 break1878 slip1898 seventh-inning stretch1915 standoff1918 1857 Knickerbocker 49 35 ‘I'll be just exactly shot if you don't!’ he added with a patent diabolical shut~down. 1884 Boston Jrnl. 16 Oct. 7 The Acushnet paper~mill at New Bedford had started up after a shut-down of two months. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 May 12/1 The shut-down movement has thus far been successful, but every advance in prices induces the opening of new wells. 1889 Engineering 11 Oct. 434/3 There has really been a ‘shut down’ of a large number of [oil-]wells, to check a wasteful over-production. 1901 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 29/1 In the old days when we had a grievance we could talk it over with the boss; but today if there is a shut-down nobody knows anything about it except that it has been ordered from headquarters in New York. 1931 Economist 15 Aug. 308/2 The Ford shutdown will restrict August production. 1959 News Chron. 2 July 4/3 What do you propose..to prevent a shutdown of the national papers? 1967 N.Y. Times (Internat. ed.) 11 Feb. 2/2 Classes resumed quietly at Madrid University today after a 10-day shutdown because of campus battles between students and the police. 1972 M. Jones Life on Dole vi. 51 The Dowlais shut-down had several consequences. It took away the one industrial enterprise that kept going all through the week. b. The cessation of broadcasting for the day on any particular channel or station; the time at which this occurs. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > [noun] > cessation of broadcasting sign-off1919 close-down1939 shutdown1959 the world > time > particular time > [noun] > the time or time of day > at which broadcasting ceases shutdown1959 1959 Listener 19 Mar. 499/1 The peak viewing-hours from 7.0 p.m. to shut-down. 1973 Times 15 Dec. 2/7 (heading) TV staggers shutdown. 2. a. The cessation of operation of a machine, device, or installation, esp. as a result of a fault. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > of a machine or mechanism seizure1903 shutdown1911 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > cessation of operation technical hitch1877 shutdown1911 seize1912 1911 J. F. C. Snell Power House Design x. 352 The..security against a shut-down arising from the duplicate sets of bus bars. 1916 Standard. Rules Amer. Inst. Electr. Engin. 35 This method consists in the measurement of the temperature of windings by their increase in resistance, corrected to the instant of shut-down when necessary. 1936 Discovery Apr. 113/2 In the event of a shut-down of the power unit, an alternative supply is available from the storage battery. 1953 A. D. Booth & K. H. V. Booth Automatic Digital Calculators viii. 74 Working instructions do not have to be input after each shut-down. 1971 New Scientist 7 Jan. 19/1 An abrupt shutdown is a very different affair from the computer operator pushing the computer ‘off’ buttons. 1976 M. Machlin Pipeline liv. 542 The breakdown at Pump Station One and Three..resulted in an automatic shutdown of the entire pipeline. b. Physics. The stopping of the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor when the fuel assembly is made subcritical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > nuclear fission > nuclear reactor > [noun] > closure of reactor > for safety reasons shutdown1945 scram1953 scramming1958 1945 H. D. Smyth Gen. Acct. Devel. Atomic Energy Mil. Purposes vii. 71 A shut-down for servicing could be effected. 1951 Nucleonics Jan. 5/1 There are two sets..of emergency shut-down rods. 1963 B. Fozard Instrumentation Nucl. Reactors xiii. 162 The delay due to xenon poisoning in restarting after a shut down cannot be reduced or eliminated. 1978 N. L. Frankin in Foley & Van Buren Nuclear or Not? 120 [Boron steel control rods] drop down into the core ensuring a rapid shutdown. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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