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obtusi-|əbˈtjuːsɪ| combining form of L. obtūsus obtuse, as in † obˈtusiangle a. Obs., obtuse-angled; and in some rarely used terms of Natural Hist., as obˈtusifid a. [mod.L. obtūsifidus, after bīfidus bifid, etc.], divided into obtuse segments; obtusiˈfolious a. [mod.L. obtūsifolius, f. folium leaf: see -ous], having obtuse leaves; obtusiˈlingual a. [L. lingua tongue], having an obtuse labium, as the bees of the division Obtusilingues; obtuˈsilobus a. [mod.L. obtūsilobus], having obtuse lobes; obtusiˈpennate a. [mod.L. obtūsipennis: see -ate2], having obtuse wings; obtusiˈrostrate a. [mod.L. obtūsirostris], having an obtuse beak. (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1857, and Cent. Dict.)
1571Digges Pantom. i. Elem. B iij, An Obtusiangle Triangle hath one obtuse angle. Ibid. ii. iii. M j, The Area of this Obtusiangle Isoscheles. |