单词 | siderous |
释义 | † siderousadj.1 Obsolete. rare. Relating to or of the nature of the stars.In quot. 1658, alluding to the sun's power to strike down suddenly (cf. siderant adj., siderate v.). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > [adjective] starry1543 sideral1545 astral1605 siderean1613 stellary1623 sidereal1639 astrean1650 asteristic1652 stellar1656 sidereous1657 siderous1658 stellate1694 asteriala1708 1658 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 3) iii. xi. 106 The mystical conjunction of Hawk and Lyon, implying either the Genial or the syderous [1672: sydereous] sun. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World xii. 444 They [sc. angels] have otherwise no Communion with any particular Body of Matter, nor have any such Vehicles, Syderous, Igneous, Aereous, Aqueous, Terreous, as some suppose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). siderousadj.2 rare. Containing or involving iron or its compounds. Cf. ferrous adj. 1.With quot. 2013 cf. siderosis n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [adjective] > having qualities of iron ironish1620 siderose1811 siderous1811 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. Introd. p. xxxviii The siliceous, the argillaceous, the magnesian [earths]; contemporary with which two last, was that of the ferruginous, or..siderous. 1903 J. M. French Text-bk. Pract. Med. i. 26 The chief siderous pigments are hemosiderin and its modifications. 2013 J. Marx et al. Rosen's Emergency Med. (ed. 8) iii. lxxi. 917/2 Siderous oxidation of ocular tissues is a late complication of iron-containing intraocular foreign bodies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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