单词 | superterraneous |
释义 | superterraneousadj. Now rare. = superterranean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > on or above aerial1608 superterraneala1629 supraterraneous1666 upper1667 superterraneous1671 superterraneana1681 superterrene1709 above ground1779 superterrestrial1828 supermundane1833 terricolous1835 terricole1840 overground1850 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2232 The admirable Fabric of the Super-terraneous and Subterraneous complex Globe of Earth, Air and Water. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ii. 71 There are many Lakes in the World of Salt water, that have no superterraneous Vents into the Sea. a1703 R. Hooke Disc. Earthquakes in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 381 Then followed all the dismal effects of Subterraneous and Superterraneous Dissentions, Conflagrations, Floods, Earthquakes. 1794 B. Johnston Gen. View Agric. Dumfries 54 These superterraneous mines, are at once the most productive of real and permanent riches, and the most friendly to population. 1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. I. vi. 87 The Mandræ, or early Monasteries of Ireland, are..mere superterraneous caverns. 1898 W. W. Seymour Cross in Trad., Hist., & Art i. 12 The cave temples are even more wonderful than the superterraneous structures. 1974 Relig. Stud. 10 160 Hegel..tries to argue that the best specimens of such true symbolism are to be found in the region of ancient Egyptian architecture, both superterraneous, and subterraneous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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