| 单词 | polyspast |
| 释义 | Definition of polyspast in English:polyspast(also polyspaston) noun ˈpɒlɪspast historical
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in John Wilkins (1614–1672), theologian and natural philosopher. From classical Latin polyspaston compound pulley (Vitruvius), in post-classical Latin also an apparatus for reducing a dislocated joint from Hellenistic Greek πολύσπαστον compound pulley, use as noun of neuter of πολύσπαστος drawn by many cords from ancient Greek πολυ- + σπᾶν to draw + -τος, suffix forming verbal adjectives. Definition of polyspast in US English:polyspast(also polyspaston) nounˈpɒlɪspast historical
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in John Wilkins (1614–1672), theologian and natural philosopher. From classical Latin polyspaston compound pulley (Vitruvius), in post-classical Latin also an apparatus for reducing a dislocated joint from Hellenistic Greek πολύσπαστον compound pulley, use as noun of neuter of πολύσπαστος drawn by many cords from ancient Greek πολυ- + σπᾶν to draw + -τος, suffix forming verbal adjectives. |
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