A person placed in the second or third class in the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge University (called respectively senior and junior optimes)…
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| 释义 | society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university > placed in tripos (13) optime1658 A person placed in the second or third class in the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge University (called respectively senior and junior optimes)… wrangler1750 The name for each of the candidates who have been placed in the first class in the mathematical tripos at Cambridge University. See tripos, n. 2… opt1755 = optime, n. optimate1792 = optime, n. Obsolete. wooden spoon1803 a spoon made of wood; spec. one presented by custom at Cambridge to the last of the Junior Optimes, i.e. the lowest of those taking honours in the… spoon1824 The student last in each class in the list of mathematical honours at Cambridge; spec. the ‘wooden spoon’ (see wooden, adj.). op1828 = optime, n. As the final element of compounds, in junior op, senior op. senior wrangler1831 In certain Cambridge University terms, used to connote a pre-eminence in rank having no relation to length of standing. senior wrangler n. the head… wedge1852 Cambridge University. the (wooden) wedge: the student last in the classical tripos list. senior classic1859 In certain Cambridge University terms, used to connote a pre-eminence in rank having no relation to length of standing. senior wrangler n. the head… Subcategories:— position of (3) |
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