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单词 supermedial
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supermedialadj.

Brit. /suːpəˈmiːdɪəl/, /sjuːpəˈmiːdɪəl/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈmidiəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, medial adj.
Etymology: < super- prefix + medial adj.
That is above the middle or median in position, degree, or quality; supramedial; Geology designating the series of geological deposits lying between the principal coal measures and the overlying chalk beds of England, corresponding broadly to the period from the Permian to the Cretaceous inclusive (now historical).
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1822 W. D. Conybeare & W. Phillips Outl. Geol. Eng. & Wales Introd. p. vi Regarding the third, or carboniferous series, as the middle group, we have assigned the term supermedial to the second series, as being next above it, and submedial to the fourth as being next below it.
1839 N. Ogle Colony Western Austral. 100 The highest, or super-medial class of agriculturists, consist of those landed proprietors who combine agricultural and pastoral pursuits on the most extended scale their capitals will permit.
1894 Stone Apr. 395 (table) Submedial or Secondary Rocks.
1910 H. Maxim Sci. Poetry & Philos. Lang. 151 It is easier to give them [sc. syllables] medial force than either submedial or supermedial force.
1994 D. D. Cardenas in R. M. Hays et al. Chronic Dis. & Disability viii. 97 The cerebrocortical areas in Loop I include the supermedial portion of the frontal lobe.
2008 L. J. Chubb in S. K. Donovan Jamaican Rock Stars ii. 21/1 His Supermedial or Secondary Rocks (Mesozoic) include the red and purple sandstones and conglomerates of the Wagwater Series.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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