adpressv.

Brit.

/ədˈprɛs/,

/adˈprɛs/, U.S.

/ædˈprɛs/,

/əˈdprɛs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adpress-, adprimere.

Etymology: < classical Latin adpress-, past participial stem of adprimere (also apprimere ) to press to or on < ad- ad- prefix + premere to press (see press v.¹). Compare earlier adpressed adj. and also appress v.

Chiefly Botany and Zoology.

transitive. To press closely to a surface, to lay flat; to press (surfaces or objects) to each other.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > be in contact with > press closely to a surface

adpress1872

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals iv. 100 Birds when frightened, as a general rule, closely adpress all their feathers.

1879 H. F. A. Eggers Flora of St. Croix (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. No. 13) 28 Leaves adpressing themselves downward to the stem towards evening.

1897 Science 5 Nov. 704/1 The artificial union of two amphibian larvæ..is accomplished by making a smooth cut on each larva, adpressing the two cut surfaces and allowing them to grow together.

1903 Garden 14 Mar. 177/2 The flowers..grow alternately on the stem to which they are so closely adpressed that they lose a little in effectiveness.

1946 H. M. Smith Handbk. Lizards 383 They burrow with some ease, utilizing the snout while adpressing the limbs to the sides of the body and tail.

2005 G. Y. A. Akimov et al. in N. Sammes et al. Fuel Cell Technol. 178 Satisfactory results were obtained by adpressing an electrolyte layer onto a pre-compacted anode layer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adpress
释义	adpressv. Brit. /ədˈprɛs/, /adˈprɛs/, U.S. /ædˈprɛs/, /əˈdprɛs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adpress-, adprimere. Etymology: < classical Latin adpress-, past participial stem of adprimere (also apprimere ) to press to or on < ad- ad- prefix + premere to press (see press v.¹). Compare earlier adpressed adj. and also appress v. Chiefly Botany and Zoology. transitive. To press closely to a surface, to lay flat; to press (surfaces or objects) to each other. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > be in contact with > press closely to a surface adpress1872 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals iv. 100 Birds when frightened, as a general rule, closely adpress all their feathers. 1879 H. F. A. Eggers Flora of St. Croix (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. No. 13) 28 Leaves adpressing themselves downward to the stem towards evening. 1897 Science 5 Nov. 704/1 The artificial union of two amphibian larvæ..is accomplished by making a smooth cut on each larva, adpressing the two cut surfaces and allowing them to grow together. 1903 Garden 14 Mar. 177/2 The flowers..grow alternately on the stem to which they are so closely adpressed that they lose a little in effectiveness. 1946 H. M. Smith Handbk. Lizards 383 They burrow with some ease, utilizing the snout while adpressing the limbs to the sides of the body and tail. 2005 G. Y. A. Akimov et al. in N. Sammes et al. Fuel Cell Technol. 178 Satisfactory results were obtained by adpressing an electrolyte layer onto a pre-compacted anode layer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1872
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