tenui-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin tenui-.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin tenui-, combining form (in e.g. tenuifolius : see tenuifolious adj. ) of classical Latin tenuis thin, narrow, slender < the same Indo-European base as thin adj.Compare French ténui-.

in scientific use in adjectives.

tenuicostate adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈkɒsteɪt/

U.S.

/ˌtɛnjuəˈkɑˌsteɪt/

having slender ribs. [After scientific Latin tenuiscostatus (1819 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuicostatus,..tenuicostate.

tenuifasciate n.

Brit.

/ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈfaʃɪət/

U.S.

/ˌtɛnjuəˈfæʃiət/

/ˌtɛnjuəˈfæʃiˌeɪt/

[After scientific Latin tenuifasciatus (1837 or earlier).]

tenuiflorous adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈflɔːrəs/

U.S.

/ˌtɛnjuəˈflɔrəs/

[After scientific Latin tenuiflorus (1753 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuiflorus,..tenuiflorous.

tenuifolious adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/

U.S.

/ˌtɛnjuəˈfoʊliəs/

having narrow or thin leaves. [After post-classical Latin tenuifolius (1518 or earlier) < tenui- tenui- comb. form folium leaf (see foil n.¹), itself after Hellenistic Greek λεπτόφυλλος (see leptophyllous adj. at lepto- comb. form ).]

ΚΠ

1657 Physical Dict. Tenuifolious, thin leav'd.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 176 Why coniferous Trees are tenuifolious or narrow leafed.

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuifolius,..tenuifolious.

tenuipede n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛnjʊᵻpiːd/

U.S.

/ˈtɛnjuəˌpid/

[After scientific Latin tenuipes (1765 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuipes,..having the feet small and compressed: tenuipede.

tenuistriate adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈstrʌɪeɪt/

U.S.

/ˌtɛnjuəˈstraɪˌeɪt/

having slender striæ. [After scientific Latin tenuistriatus (1824 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuistriatus,..tenuistriate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tenui-
释义	tenui-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin tenui-. Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin tenui-, combining form (in e.g. tenuifolius : see tenuifolious adj. ) of classical Latin tenuis thin, narrow, slender < the same Indo-European base as thin adj.Compare French ténui-. in scientific use in adjectives. tenuicostate adj. Brit. /ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈkɒsteɪt/ , U.S. /ˌtɛnjuəˈkɑˌsteɪt/ having slender ribs. [After scientific Latin tenuiscostatus (1819 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuicostatus,..tenuicostate. tenuifasciate n. Brit. /ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈfaʃɪət/ , U.S. /ˌtɛnjuəˈfæʃiət/ , /ˌtɛnjuəˈfæʃiˌeɪt/ [After scientific Latin tenuifasciatus (1837 or earlier).] tenuiflorous adj. Brit. /ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈflɔːrəs/ , U.S. /ˌtɛnjuəˈflɔrəs/ [After scientific Latin tenuiflorus (1753 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuiflorus,..tenuiflorous. tenuifolious adj. Brit. /ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/ , U.S. /ˌtɛnjuəˈfoʊliəs/ having narrow or thin leaves. [After post-classical Latin tenuifolius (1518 or earlier) < tenui- tenui- comb. form folium leaf (see foil n.¹), itself after Hellenistic Greek λεπτόφυλλος (see leptophyllous adj. at lepto- comb. form ).] ΚΠ 1657 Physical Dict. Tenuifolious, thin leav'd. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 176 Why coniferous Trees are tenuifolious or narrow leafed. 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuifolius,..tenuifolious. tenuipede n. Brit. /ˈtɛnjʊᵻpiːd/ , U.S. /ˈtɛnjuəˌpid/ [After scientific Latin tenuipes (1765 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuipes,..having the feet small and compressed: tenuipede. tenuistriate adj. Brit. /ˌtɛnjʊᵻˈstrʌɪeɪt/ , U.S. /ˌtɛnjuəˈstraɪˌeɪt/ having slender striæ. [After scientific Latin tenuistriatus (1824 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Tenuistriatus,..tenuistriate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1657
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