单词 | cross-course |
释义 | cross-coursen. Mining. A vein or lode (usually barren) intersecting the regular vein or lode at an angle; also = cross-cut n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > vein > crossing side basset1686 cross-course1802 guide1874 1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 254 Intersected nearly at right angles by other mineral veins called Cross Courses. 1882 Rep. Geol. Explor. 13 A short cross-course was put in intersecting the lode. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † cross-courseadj. Obsolete. Running athwart the straight course of things. ΚΠ 1632 C. Downing State Eccl. Kingdom (1634) 51 All was made sure..by the elective assent of the supreme Nobilitie, without any cross-course conditions (as falls out) when the souldiers or people elect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1802adj.1632 |
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