sub-Atlanticadj.n.

Brit.

/sʌbətˈlantɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsəbətˈlæn(t)ɪk/

Forms: also with capital initial in both elements, or with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, Atlantic adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + Atlantic adj.

A. adj.

1. Situated or occurring under the Atlantic Ocean.

ΚΠ

1854 Lardner's Museum Sci. & Art III. 170 The great problem of subatlantic telegraphy.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2507/2 The subatlantic cable enterprise.

1895 Railway Signal Apr. 72/2 Some wealthy directors have failed in getting Parliamentary sanction to cut a sub-Atlantic tunnel to America.

1938 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 79 2 It would be interesting to compare and contrast the physiographies of the Subatlantic and Subpacific lithosphere.

1996 H. Strub Bare Poles vi. 31/1 Iceland's land mass, almost entirely volcanic in origin, lies over a major sub-Atlantic intersection of tectonic plates.

2. Ecology and Climatology. Designating the most recent northern European climatic stage, beginning about 2,600 years ago following the sub-Boreal stage, and characterized by a change to a comparatively cool and moist climate marked esp. by peat growth on bog surfaces; relating to or characteristic of this period.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > glacial or boreal

preglacial1855

boreal1876

sub-Atlantic1876

sub-boreal1876

Preboreal1924

Atlantic1935

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > of or relating to climate > in the geological past > specific

genial1838

pluvial1868

boreal1876

sub-Atlantic1876

sub-boreal1876

interpluvial1907

intrapluvial1934

Atlantic1935

hypsithermal1957

1876 A. Blytt Immigration Norwegian Flora 65 The subatlantic flora grows, mixed with species of the other elements, in the lowest most southern coast-districts in the province of Christianssand.

1897 Amer. Geologist 20 335 The Sub-Atlantic period began with very heavy rainfall, and the conditions at this time were well suited to the formation of peat and peat bogs.

1928 Geogr. Jrnl. 71 316 The trees..appear to have invaded the area with the advent of the present sub-Atlantic climate.

1967 S. Piggott et al. Agrarian Hist. Eng. & Wales ii. 27 (note) The wavy line indicates the revertence of Betula, previously thought to indicate the opening of the Sub-Atlantic period.

2000 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 37 833/1 Due to the damp, mild subAtlantic climate in Britain, wet and humid heaths are particularly common.

B. n.

Ecology and Climatology. With the: the sub-Atlantic climatic stage.

ΚΠ

1876 A. Blytt Immigr. Norwegian Flora 67 We must presume that the arctic flora was here before all the others; that the subarctic came next; that the subboreal and the subatlantic..came later than the boreal and the atlantic.]

1915 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 2 96 The occasional descent of montane plants to the lowlands..can also take place under the present climatic conditions, without..having recourse to relic occurrences from the ‘sub-Atlantic’ or even from the ‘Dryas Period’.

1975 J. G. Evans Environment Early Man Brit. Isles vi. 149 The growing of cereals [in Yorkshire]..would have been difficult..at any time since the onset of the Sub-atlantic.

2010 P. Camiller tr. W. Behringer Cultural Hist. Climate ii. 58 With the onset of the Subatlantic, average temperatures fell by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub-atlantic
释义	sub-Atlanticadj.n. Brit. /sʌbətˈlantɪk/, U.S. /ˌsəbətˈlæn(t)ɪk/ Forms: also with capital initial in both elements, or with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, Atlantic adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + Atlantic adj. A. adj. 1. Situated or occurring under the Atlantic Ocean. ΚΠ 1854 Lardner's Museum Sci. & Art III. 170 The great problem of subatlantic telegraphy. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2507/2 The subatlantic cable enterprise. 1895 Railway Signal Apr. 72/2 Some wealthy directors have failed in getting Parliamentary sanction to cut a sub-Atlantic tunnel to America. 1938 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 79 2 It would be interesting to compare and contrast the physiographies of the Subatlantic and Subpacific lithosphere. 1996 H. Strub Bare Poles vi. 31/1 Iceland's land mass, almost entirely volcanic in origin, lies over a major sub-Atlantic intersection of tectonic plates. 2. Ecology and Climatology. Designating the most recent northern European climatic stage, beginning about 2,600 years ago following the sub-Boreal stage, and characterized by a change to a comparatively cool and moist climate marked esp. by peat growth on bog surfaces; relating to or characteristic of this period. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > glacial or boreal preglacial1855 boreal1876 sub-Atlantic1876 sub-boreal1876 Preboreal1924 Atlantic1935 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > of or relating to climate > in the geological past > specific genial1838 pluvial1868 boreal1876 sub-Atlantic1876 sub-boreal1876 interpluvial1907 intrapluvial1934 Atlantic1935 hypsithermal1957 1876 A. Blytt Immigration Norwegian Flora 65 The subatlantic flora grows, mixed with species of the other elements, in the lowest most southern coast-districts in the province of Christianssand. 1897 Amer. Geologist 20 335 The Sub-Atlantic period began with very heavy rainfall, and the conditions at this time were well suited to the formation of peat and peat bogs. 1928 Geogr. Jrnl. 71 316 The trees..appear to have invaded the area with the advent of the present sub-Atlantic climate. 1967 S. Piggott et al. Agrarian Hist. Eng. & Wales ii. 27 (note) The wavy line indicates the revertence of Betula, previously thought to indicate the opening of the Sub-Atlantic period. 2000 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 37 833/1 Due to the damp, mild subAtlantic climate in Britain, wet and humid heaths are particularly common. B. n. Ecology and Climatology. With the: the sub-Atlantic climatic stage. ΚΠ 1876 A. Blytt Immigr. Norwegian Flora 67 We must presume that the arctic flora was here before all the others; that the subarctic came next; that the subboreal and the subatlantic..came later than the boreal and the atlantic.] 1915 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 2 96 The occasional descent of montane plants to the lowlands..can also take place under the present climatic conditions, without..having recourse to relic occurrences from the ‘sub-Atlantic’ or even from the ‘Dryas Period’. 1975 J. G. Evans Environment Early Man Brit. Isles vi. 149 The growing of cereals [in Yorkshire]..would have been difficult..at any time since the onset of the Sub-atlantic. 2010 P. Camiller tr. W. Behringer Cultural Hist. Climate ii. 58 With the onset of the Subatlantic, average temperatures fell by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1854
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