单词 | aeroscopic |
释义 | aeroscopicn.adj. Perhaps: an instrument for divination by observation of the sky (cf. aeroscopy n.). Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1821 New Monthly Mag. 2 118 What aëroscopic can measure the density and extent of the vis literaria drawn from..the remains of Burton? B. adj. ΚΠ 1846 Amer. Whig Rev. Aug. 213/1 We have always been particularly interested in the aeroscopic, or bird's-eye views of great cities. 2. Involving or relating to an aeroscope (aeroscope n. 2). ΚΠ 1874 Lancet 26 Dec. 911/1 Dr. Cunningham has..made many miscellaneous aeroscopic observations in connexion with the presence..of bacteroid and other bodies found in the air of certain localities. 1951 Rev. Appl. Mycol. 30 56 The following methods of analysis of the atmospheric microflora are described and discussed : gravity, air-washing, and aeroscopic collectors. 1994 Acta Veterinaria Brno 63 25 The air was examined by sedimentation and aeroscopic methods and the defined surfaces by swabbing. 3. Entomology. Designating a layer or area in the chorion in many insect eggs that contains a meshwork of air spaces and is involved in gaseous exchange. ΚΠ 1937 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 30 114 Miss Embleton undoubtedly observed the structure that is now known as the aeroscopic plate. [Note] This term, suggested by Silvestri (1919), for the reticulations on the egg proper, is used here to indicate the entire structure on the egg surface. 1957 Sci. Monthly Oct. 176/2 This penetration of the sheath can occur readily because the aeroscopic plate of the egg, when the shell is collapsed, forms a sharp, spinelike process. 1960 Jrnl. Insect Physiol. 4 185 In the egg of Calliphora under normal conditions the air is in the form of an aeroscopic sponge. 1998 L. E. Caltagirone in C. B. Huffaker & A. P. Gutierrez Ecol. Entomol. (ed. 2) vii. 214 When the egg is laid, a portion of the pedicel with the aeroscopic plate is left to protrude outside, while the rest of the egg is inside the host. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1821 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。