transcurrentadj.

/trɑːnsˈkʌrənt/

/transˈkʌrənt/

Etymology: < Latin transcurrent-em, present participle of transcurrĕre.

†1. Running or passing across, over, or through.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective]

percurrent1578

transcurrent1608

transient1610

traversing1786

1608 Dispute Question of Kneeling 56 The honoring of a consecrated creature,..with an honor passant, or transcurrent, from and through it to the Creator.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 169 All the Circles of the Armillary Sphære are really..inhærent in the Earth, by virtue of the transcurrent Atoms.

2. Entomology. Extending or running transversely.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of general parts > extending transversely

transcurrent1826

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 349 Transcurrent... When a postfrænum is at first adnate to the sides of the postscutellum, and then diverges across the pannel to the base of the wings.

3. Geology. Designating or pertaining to a fault which is primarily due to horizontal displacement; esp. one of large dimensions and with a nearly vertical inclination; usually in transcurrent fault (see quots. 1942², 1971).

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [adjective] > types of fault

normal1876

obsequent1913

sinistral1942

transcurrent1942

thrust-faulted1980

1942 E. M. Anderson Dynamics of Faulting & Dyke Formation i. 1 The term ‘Blatt’ [used by Suess] will be translated as transcurrent fault.

1942 E. M. Anderson Dynamics of Faulting & Dyke Formation v. 54 The name Transcurrent Faults has been adopted in this memoir for members of the class which are distinguished by lateral movement, with inclinations which, according to theory, are nearly vertical.

1965 G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. i. 2/1 Movement along the Alpine Fault..is still going on in the form of major clockwise transcurrent movement with a 300 mile shift.

1971 Geol. Mag. CVIII. 33 Transcurrent faults are large-scale strike-slip faults which operate between lithosphere plates.

1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 60/1 Another common type of shear—which caused little trouble to miners and so was unrecognised for many years—is variously known as a strike-slip, wrench, tear or transcurrent fault.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	transcurrent
释义	transcurrentadj. /trɑːnsˈkʌrənt//transˈkʌrənt/ Etymology: < Latin transcurrent-em, present participle of transcurrĕre. †1. Running or passing across, over, or through. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] percurrent1578 transcurrent1608 transient1610 traversing1786 1608 Dispute Question of Kneeling 56 The honoring of a consecrated creature,..with an honor passant, or transcurrent, from and through it to the Creator. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 169 All the Circles of the Armillary Sphære are really..inhærent in the Earth, by virtue of the transcurrent Atoms. 2. Entomology. Extending or running transversely. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of general parts > extending transversely transcurrent1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 349 Transcurrent... When a postfrænum is at first adnate to the sides of the postscutellum, and then diverges across the pannel to the base of the wings. 3. Geology. Designating or pertaining to a fault which is primarily due to horizontal displacement; esp. one of large dimensions and with a nearly vertical inclination; usually in transcurrent fault (see quots. 1942², 1971). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [adjective] > types of fault normal1876 obsequent1913 sinistral1942 transcurrent1942 thrust-faulted1980 1942 E. M. Anderson Dynamics of Faulting & Dyke Formation i. 1 The term ‘Blatt’ [used by Suess] will be translated as transcurrent fault. 1942 E. M. Anderson Dynamics of Faulting & Dyke Formation v. 54 The name Transcurrent Faults has been adopted in this memoir for members of the class which are distinguished by lateral movement, with inclinations which, according to theory, are nearly vertical. 1965 G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. i. 2/1 Movement along the Alpine Fault..is still going on in the form of major clockwise transcurrent movement with a 300 mile shift. 1971 Geol. Mag. CVIII. 33 Transcurrent faults are large-scale strike-slip faults which operate between lithosphere plates. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 60/1 Another common type of shear—which caused little trouble to miners and so was unrecognised for many years—is variously known as a strike-slip, wrench, tear or transcurrent fault. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1608
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