add-onn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈadɒn/, U.S.

/ˈædˌɔn/,

/ˈædˌɑn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: add v., on adv.

Etymology: < add v. + on adv., after to add on at add v. Phrasal verbs.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

Something added to an existing object or quantity; an additional component or sum; an accessory device, esp. one designed to increase capability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [noun] > by supplying what is wanting > one who or that which supplies what is wanted

supplier1574

supplementer1644

suppletory1647

supplementor1697

makeweight1750

adjunctive1755

expletivea1878

add-on1930

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > added to or subtracted from a surface or figure

quirk1679

add-on1963

society > computing and information technology > [noun] > system additions

add-on1987

add-in1988

1930 U.S. Patent 1,772,514 3 The jaws are opened sufficiently to permit easy entry of..four blocks..the blocks being in the nature of ‘add-ons’ or ‘build-ups’.

1941 Sun (Baltimore) 27 Oct. 11 Business installment loans..are exempted from the limitations. In the case of so-called ‘add-ons’..either the additional credit may be treated separately, or the combined credit may be paid in fifteen months.

1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. v. 259 Quite a large amount of the solid ingredients of the flameproofing emulsion must be deposited in the fabric to give complete protection against fire..but it is claimed that this add-on usefully increases the strength..of the fabric.

1970 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 27 June 56/1 Their new Quadraphonic Processor is an add-on bringing true (and quite well simulated) quad sound to two-channel systems.

1987 T. Forester High-tech Society (1989) iv. 86 People on the ‘net’ often share expensive add-ons such as storage disks and high-speed printers.

2005 New Scientist 13 Aug. 45/2 Many FM stations broadcast a signal called radio digital system (RDS), a digital add-on to the analogue signal that contains limited amounts of information.

B. adj. (attributive).

That is an add-on; supplementary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > making complete > by supplying what is wanting

supplemental1605

supplianta1616

suppletorya1631

suppletive1633

expletive1652

eking1653

supplementary1667

makeweight1701

suppl.1800

supplementing1851

make-up1885

add-on1955

society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > added to system

add-on1979

add-in1984

1955 N.Y. Times 13 Feb. viii. 7/1 Combination and add-on units now available for warm air, steam and hot-water heating are..more efficient than ever before.

1965 Wireless World Aug. 389/1 These can be satisfied by an add-on flywheel unit.

1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. f11/2 (advt.) Mobile home with expanded liv rm, add-on sunroom.

1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 56/1 They will also be demonstrating colour add-on boards for this machine.

1989 Which? Sept. 444/2 Some satellite transmissions are (or will be) scrambled or encoded; to watch them, you'll need to get an add-on decoder box.

2007 Observer 4 Nov. (Mag.) 8/2 Enemybook is an add-on application allowing Facebook users to ‘manage enemies’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	add-on
释义	add-onn.adj. Brit. /ˈadɒn/, U.S. /ˈædˌɔn/, /ˈædˌɑn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: add v., on adv. Etymology: < add v. + on adv., after to add on at add v. Phrasal verbs. Originally U.S. A. n. Something added to an existing object or quantity; an additional component or sum; an accessory device, esp. one designed to increase capability. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [noun] > by supplying what is wanting > one who or that which supplies what is wanted supplier1574 supplementer1644 suppletory1647 supplementor1697 makeweight1750 adjunctive1755 expletivea1878 add-on1930 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > added to or subtracted from a surface or figure quirk1679 add-on1963 society > computing and information technology > [noun] > system additions add-on1987 add-in1988 1930 U.S. Patent 1,772,514 3 The jaws are opened sufficiently to permit easy entry of..four blocks..the blocks being in the nature of ‘add-ons’ or ‘build-ups’. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 27 Oct. 11 Business installment loans..are exempted from the limitations. In the case of so-called ‘add-ons’..either the additional credit may be treated separately, or the combined credit may be paid in fifteen months. 1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. v. 259 Quite a large amount of the solid ingredients of the flameproofing emulsion must be deposited in the fabric to give complete protection against fire..but it is claimed that this add-on usefully increases the strength..of the fabric. 1970 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 27 June 56/1 Their new Quadraphonic Processor is an add-on bringing true (and quite well simulated) quad sound to two-channel systems. 1987 T. Forester High-tech Society (1989) iv. 86 People on the ‘net’ often share expensive add-ons such as storage disks and high-speed printers. 2005 New Scientist 13 Aug. 45/2 Many FM stations broadcast a signal called radio digital system (RDS), a digital add-on to the analogue signal that contains limited amounts of information. B. adj. (attributive). That is an add-on; supplementary. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > making complete > by supplying what is wanting supplemental1605 supplianta1616 suppletorya1631 suppletive1633 expletive1652 eking1653 supplementary1667 makeweight1701 suppl.1800 supplementing1851 make-up1885 add-on1955 society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > added to system add-on1979 add-in1984 1955 N.Y. Times 13 Feb. viii. 7/1 Combination and add-on units now available for warm air, steam and hot-water heating are..more efficient than ever before. 1965 Wireless World Aug. 389/1 These can be satisfied by an add-on flywheel unit. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. f11/2 (advt.) Mobile home with expanded liv rm, add-on sunroom. 1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 56/1 They will also be demonstrating colour add-on boards for this machine. 1989 Which? Sept. 444/2 Some satellite transmissions are (or will be) scrambled or encoded; to watch them, you'll need to get an add-on decoder box. 2007 Observer 4 Nov. (Mag.) 8/2 Enemybook is an add-on application allowing Facebook users to ‘manage enemies’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1930
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