单词 | sunspottery |
释义 | > as lemmasˈsunspottery ˈsunspottery n. depreciative (now historical) the subject or theory of sunspots, and esp. of their supposed connection with terrestrial phenomena. ΚΠ 1878 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 30 Aug. 627/2 I cannot, however, find that Sunspottery is one of the subjects which the B. A. has subsidised. 1905 Daily Mail 23 Aug. 7/3 The devotees of sunspottery (as it is interestingly called by its opponents) go on steadily with their investigations. 1975 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 19 Oct. (Morning ed.) g5/1 Less enthusiastic colleagues of sunspot theorists dampened such enthusiasm with the contemptuous term ‘sunspottery’. < as lemmas |
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