sub-elementaryadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbɛlᵻˈmɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈˌsəbɛləˈmɛnt(ə)ri/

Forms: see sub- prefix and elementary adj.

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

Etymology: < sub- prefix + elementary adj.

Of an order or scale lower than elementary; at a lower level than elementary. In early use: †worldly, mundane (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > [adjective] > of or relating to elements > elementary > less than

sub-elementary1607

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > of or relating to components > subordinate

sub-elementary1607

1607 R. Niccols Cuckow 30 Long it was not, ere the earth defac'd By winters sad approch was forc'd to leaue That pompe, which from the spring she did receaue; For what thing is't subelementarie, That still continues and doth neuer varie?

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 271 In the Elements themselves, of which all sub-elementary things are composed.

a1835 J. Macculloch Proofs & Illustr. Attributes God (1837) II. xxxvii. 417 Disintegrated into those modes of elementary or subelementary matter whence it was first constructed.

1863 P. Frost & J. Wolstenholme Treat. Solid Geom. xxiii. 436 Let any elementary area be described about the point P of the surface, and let a series of lines of curvature divide this area into sub-elementary portions such as pqrs [etc.].

1904 E. Irving How to know Starry Heavens v. 298 These sub-elementary corpuscles are all identical in form, weight, and attributes.

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 28 May Three subelementary particles of which the proton and the other baryons are composed. Murray Gell Mann,..named these subelementary particles quarks.

2009 G. Daniel in M. Ek et al. Wood Chem. & Wood Biotechnol. iii. 64 It is generally agreed that cellulose microfibrils (ca 2–4 nm) or sub-elementary fibrils (ca 1.5–2 nm) comprise the basic armature.

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

单词	sub-elementary
释义	sub-elementaryadj. Brit. /ˌsʌbɛlᵻˈmɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbɛləˈmɛnt(ə)ri/ Forms: see sub- prefix and elementary adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, elementary adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + elementary adj. Of an order or scale lower than elementary; at a lower level than elementary. In early use: †worldly, mundane (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > [adjective] > of or relating to elements > elementary > less than sub-elementary1607 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > of or relating to components > subordinate sub-elementary1607 1607 R. Niccols Cuckow 30 Long it was not, ere the earth defac'd By winters sad approch was forc'd to leaue That pompe, which from the spring she did receaue; For what thing is't subelementarie, That still continues and doth neuer varie? a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 271 In the Elements themselves, of which all sub-elementary things are composed. a1835 J. Macculloch Proofs & Illustr. Attributes God (1837) II. xxxvii. 417 Disintegrated into those modes of elementary or subelementary matter whence it was first constructed. 1863 P. Frost & J. Wolstenholme Treat. Solid Geom. xxiii. 436 Let any elementary area be described about the point P of the surface, and let a series of lines of curvature divide this area into sub-elementary portions such as pqrs [etc.]. 1904 E. Irving How to know Starry Heavens v. 298 These sub-elementary corpuscles are all identical in form, weight, and attributes. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 28 May Three subelementary particles of which the proton and the other baryons are composed. Murray Gell Mann,..named these subelementary particles quarks. 2009 G. Daniel in M. Ek et al. Wood Chem. & Wood Biotechnol. iii. 64 It is generally agreed that cellulose microfibrils (ca 2–4 nm) or sub-elementary fibrils (ca 1.5–2 nm) comprise the basic armature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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