单词 | by circuit |
释义 | > as lemmasby circuit c. figurative; esp. of time: Revolution, round. †by circuit: at regularly recurring times (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > cycle of time > [noun] wheel?c1225 circlec1475 revolution1554 zodiac1560 circuit1601 compass1609 orb?1611 round1652 cycle1662 the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > periodically termlya1450 by circuit1601 revolvingly1611 tide-wise1611 periodically1646 statedly1658 regularly1665 regular1704 clockwork-like1761 1601 W. Cornwallis Disc. Seneca sig. G When the daies circuit is finished. 1651 R. Wittie tr. J. Primrose Pop. Errours iii. 149 It is good to give nothing to them that have fits by circuit. 1661 J. Ussher Power of Princes (1683) ii. 235 Many circuits of years I pray you may live. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 119 Fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great circuit, and is still at home. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xx The circuit of changes is completed in the course of a year. < as lemmas |
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