| 单词 | horripilation |
| 释义 | horripilation[ haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho- ] / hɔˌrɪp əˈleɪ ʃən, hɒ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR horripilation ON THESAURUS.COM nouna bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps. Origin of horripilationFirst recorded in 1615–25, horripilation is from the Late Latin word horripilātiōn- (stem of horripilātiō). See horripilate, -ion Words nearby horripilationhorrific, horrified, horrify, horrifying, horripilate, horripilation, horror, horrors, horror show, horror story, horror-struck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horripilation
British Dictionary definitions for horripilationhorripilation / (hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃən) / noun physiola technical name for goose flesh the erection of any short bodily hairs Word Origin for horripilationC17: from Late Latin horripilātiō a bristling, from Latin horrēre to stand on end + pilus hair Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for horripilationhorripilation [ hô-rĭp′ə-lā′shən, hŏ- ] n.The bristling of body hair, as from cold; goose bumps. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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