单词 | adding |
释义 | addingn. The action of add v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΚΠ a1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (St. John's Cambr. E. 2) (1872) ii. §41. 52 Þan is 5 12-partyes of þe heyȝt þe space be-twen þe & þe towre; wyþ addyng of þyn owne heyȝth. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 31v 2a. fourme is made..with wine cocte & oile y mixte togider in adding to [?c1425 Paris puttynge to] of acete & haske. c1450 Art Nombryng in R. Steele Earliest Arithm. in Eng. (1922) 43 (MED) Me may leve a mydel space..that me may write there what is come of addyng other withe-drawyng. c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 226 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 83 It is expresse agaynst godis beading, That we to his ruell shold mak any adyng. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Adjoustement An adding, putting, or setting unto. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvi. 99 All Numeration being but still the adding of one Unite more, and giving to the whole..a new or distinct Name or Sign. 1729 C. Middleton Let. from Rome 37 The adding of a modern Termination, or Italianizing the old Name of a Deity, has given Existence to some of their present Saints. 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 467 Experiment XII. To enquire whether the adding of tin to gold, already alloyed, would cause any difference. 1852 Times 25 May 8/2 Mr. Kynaston's ‘addings’ [to the total of runs at a cricket match] were 10, consisting of a four and two threes. 1855 F. W. Faber Growth in Holiness (ed. 2) xv. 260 Obsecration, which is the adding of some motive or adjuration to our demand [in prayer]. 1874 F. Keller Amazon & Madeira Rivers vii. 148 The American languages..all are polysynthetical, that is, formed by agglutination, or a loose adding of formal elements to the word-root. 1914 H. Münsterberg Psychol, Gen. & Appl. ii. vii. 89 A chorus of forty voices may need the adding of ten singers in order that the sound appear stronger. 1949 A. M. Roberts Mech. Tests Engin. Materials (rev. ed.) 85 The initial setting time shall be determined by the period between the adding of the water and the time when, [etc.]. 2000 Econ. & Philos. 16 125 (table) Properties of addition... There is a unique element, zero, the adding of which has no effect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1400 |
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