单词 | coarctate |
释义 | coarctateadj. a. Pressed close together, compressed, contracted, confined. In Botany applied to a compact or dense panicle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted compressedc1374 coarctate?a1475 nippit1535 comprimate?1541 coarctated1655 spanned1741 constricted1753 nipped1759 constrained1768 squeezed1831 pinched1836 scrunched1836 nipped1850 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing panicles coarctate?a1475 coarctated1655 panicled1677 paniculated1719 paniculate1727 thyrsoid1830 thyrsiflorous1860 thyrsoidal1864 thyrsiform1866 thyrsiferous1895 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 61 The patente magnitude felethe by more efficacite the strenȝhte of þe moone then a see coartate. 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Coarctate, in Botany, pressed together. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Coarctate, contracted, drawn close together. 1882 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon (at cited word) The retina is said to be coarctate when, owing to the accumulation of fluid between it and the choroid, it assumes the form of a funnel, extending from the entrance of the optic nerve to the margin, or to the remains of the lens. b. Entomology. Applied to a pupa enclosed in a smooth horny case, which gives no indication of the limbs or form of the insect; the transformation is called coarctate metamorphosis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of (nature of) or relating to pupa or chrysalis > coarctate coarctate1815 obtected1816 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. iii. 70 There is still a fifth kind of pupæ, which are not..excluded from the skin of the larva, but remain concealed under it, and were hence called by Linné coarctate pupæ. 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xxvi. 512 Said to undergo a ‘coarctate’ metamorphosis. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 76 The ‘coarctate’ pupa of many Diptera. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † coarctatev. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To press close together, compress, contract, confine closely; = coarct v. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > compress or constrict thrumc1275 constrainc1374 nip1381 rinea1398 compress1398 withstrainc1400 coarctc1420 pincha1425 strain1426 nipe1440 thrumble1513 comprime?1541 astrict1548 sneap1598 cling1601 wring1603 constringe1609 coarctate1620 compinge1621 choke1635 compel1657 cramp1673 hunch1738 constrict1759 tighten1853 scrunch1861 throttle1863 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vi. 95 They coaractate the breast. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. 22 Air is contained in Bread, but it is so closely coarctated therein, that no easie operation can give it a discharge. 2. figurative. To confine, restrict, limit. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 restrain1384 bound1393 abounda1398 limita1398 pincha1450 pin?a1475 prescribec1485 define1513 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 pound1589 confine1597 terminate1602 noosec1604 border1608 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 to fasten down1694 crimp1747 bourn1807 to box in1845 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] thringc1250 circumscrivec1374 arta1382 bound1393 limita1398 restrainc1405 pincha1450 restringe1525 coarcta1529 circumscribe1529 restrict1535 conclude1548 narrow?1548 limitate1563 stint1567 chamber1568 contract1570 crampern1577 contain1578 finish1587 conscribe1588 pound1589 confine1597 border1608 circumcise1613 constrain1614 coarctate1624 butta1631 prescribe1688 pin1738 1624 Abp. G. Abbot Treat. Perpetuall Visibilitie True Church 96 It is not to bee taken, that wee coarctate the Church within those Prouinces onely. 1644 J. Maxwell Sacro-sancta Regum Majestas x. 105 An empty title..coarctated and bounded with limits and conditions. Derivatives coarctated adj. = coarctate adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted compressedc1374 coarctate?a1475 nippit1535 comprimate?1541 coarctated1655 spanned1741 constricted1753 nipped1759 constrained1768 squeezed1831 pinched1836 scrunched1836 nipped1850 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 strait-laced1549 scant1556 circumcised1561 contract1561 restrained1578 determinate1586 limited1590 restrict1597 strict1597 confined1605 determineda1616 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 conscribed1654 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 straiteneda1665 unabsolute1694 stinted1710 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 special1815 municipal1856 fine-cut1894 stingy1927 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 scant1556 contract1561 limited1590 confined1605 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 unabsolute1694 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 crimped1828 stingy1927 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing panicles coarctate?a1475 coarctated1655 panicled1677 paniculated1719 paniculate1727 thyrsoid1830 thyrsiflorous1860 thyrsoidal1864 thyrsiform1866 thyrsiferous1895 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. (1845) III. vi. 490 Though coarctated, having the side aisles excluded, it is one of the best private Chappels in England. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.?a1475v.1620 |
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