| 单词 | micropaleontology |
| 释义 | micropaleontology in American English (ˌmaɪkroʊˌpeɪliənˈtɑlədʒi) noun the branch of paleontology that deals with microscopic fossils Derived forms micropaleontological (ˌmicroˌpaleˌontoˈlogical) (ˌmaɪkroʊˌpeɪliˌɑntəˈlɑdʒɪkəl) adjective or ˌmicroˌpaleˌontoˈlogic micropaleontologist (ˌmicroˌpaleonˈtologist) noun micropaleontology in American English (ˌmaikrouˌpeiliənˈtɑlədʒi, -ˌpæli-) noun the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils Derived forms micropaleontological (ˌmaikrouˌpeiliˌɑntlˈɑdʒɪkəl, -ˌpæli-) micropaleontologic adjective micropaleontologist noun Word origin [1880–85; micro- + paleontology]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: impressionism, jackpot, pari-mutuel, quotation mark, regionalismmicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram) |
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