Cyclopsn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪklɒps/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪˌklɑps/

Forms: Also Cyclop. Plural Cyclopes /saɪˈkləʊpiːz/; also Cyclops, Cyclopses.

Etymology: < Latin Cyclōps, -ōpem, < Greek Κύκλωψ lit. ‘round-eyed’, < κύκλος circle + -ὤψ eye. In Italian Ciclope, Spanish Ciclope, Portuguese Ciclope, French Cyclope, whence English Cyclop.

1. One of a race of one-eyed giants in ancient Greek mythology, who forged thunderbolts for Zeus. Hence often used allusively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > characters from classical mythology > Cyclops

Cyclopsa1522

Polypheme1583

Polyphemus1829

α. singular Cyclops, plural Cyclopes; but the latter in early use may be like French Cyclopes, plural of Cyclope.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. x. 39 A huge pepill we se Of Ciclopes cum hurland to the port.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 7 Vnlesse the Epicureans like the Giauntes Cyclopes would..make warre against God.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 62 Such an obdurat Cyclops, to have but one eye for this text.

1807 W. Wordsworth Poems II. 95 A little cyclops, with one eye Staring to threaten and defy.

1883 H. G. Liddell & R. Scott Greek Lex. (ed. 7) (at cited word) In Hesiod Theogony 140, we find three Cyclopes..who forged the thunderbolts for Zeus.

β. singular Cyclop, plural Cyclops. [ < French Cyclope, -s.] 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 3^v Achemenides being afraide of the horrible Cyclops.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 492 Neuer did the Cyclops hammers fall..With less remorse. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 129 The Cyclops, at th' Almighty Nod, New Thunder hasten for their angry God. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 473 The Cyclops, all that round him dwell.1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 484 The Cyclop from his den replies.a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 333 Cyclops, who live in caverns, not in houses.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 321 In front of the helmet was a huge glass eye like that of a cyclop.γ. plural Cyclopses.1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 206 What shall I say of so many Cyclopses?a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 330 The one-eyed children of the Ocean God, The man-destroying Cyclopses.

2. Zoology. A genus of small freshwater copepods, having an eye (apparently single, but really double) situated in the middle of the front of the head.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Entomostraca > order Copepoda > suborder Eucopepoda > family Cyclopidae > genus Cyclops

Cyclops1849

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 967/1 The metamorphosis of the eyes in..Cyclops.

1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 63 Tiny cyprides and cyclopes disporting in the umbrageous groves of their world.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations. (Cf. cyclope adj.)

ΚΠ

1682 J. Dryden Medall 14 Then, Cyclop-like in humane Flesh to deal.

1687 Third Coll. Poems, A Warning (1689) 29/1 His Cyclop Priests will make you truckle under.

1803 H. J. Sarrett New Picture London 177 A Cyclops pig..because it has only one eye..placed in the middle of the forehead.

Draft additions June 2017

Tennis. An electronic line-judging system consisting of a series of machines which use infrared beams to detect and signal (typically with a loud beep) when a ball lands outside the line.Now generally superseded by Hawk-Eye in professional tennis (see hawk-eye n. at hawk n.¹ Additions).

ΚΠ

1983 Observer 9 Jan. 3/1 Wimbledon and other big events use a machine popularly known as ‘Cyclops’ for some line decisions.

1990 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 6 July 16/5 Graf [was] upset at such disturbances as..the Cyclops electronic line-calling machine beeping at odd times.

1992 Mech. Engin. Oct. 59/1 Laser-based Cyclops machines.., in conjunction with rulings of umpires and line judges, determines whether a ball is hit in or out of play.

2016 E. Edwards On the Line 8 During one match on Centre Court, Ilie Nastase knelt in front of Cyclops when he thought it was not working and talked to the machine.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cyclops
释义	Cyclopsn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪklɒps/, U.S. /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ Forms: Also Cyclop. Plural Cyclopes /saɪˈkləʊpiːz/; also Cyclops, Cyclopses. Etymology: < Latin Cyclōps, -ōpem, < Greek Κύκλωψ lit. ‘round-eyed’, < κύκλος circle + -ὤψ eye. In Italian Ciclope, Spanish Ciclope, Portuguese Ciclope, French Cyclope, whence English Cyclop. 1. One of a race of one-eyed giants in ancient Greek mythology, who forged thunderbolts for Zeus. Hence often used allusively. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > characters from classical mythology > Cyclops Cyclopsa1522 Polypheme1583 Polyphemus1829 α. singular Cyclops, plural Cyclopes; but the latter in early use may be like French Cyclopes, plural of Cyclope. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. x. 39 A huge pepill we se Of Ciclopes cum hurland to the port. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 7 Vnlesse the Epicureans like the Giauntes Cyclopes would..make warre against God. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 62 Such an obdurat Cyclops, to have but one eye for this text. 1807 W. Wordsworth Poems II. 95 A little cyclops, with one eye Staring to threaten and defy. 1883 H. G. Liddell & R. Scott Greek Lex. (ed. 7) (at cited word) In Hesiod Theogony 140, we find three Cyclopes..who forged the thunderbolts for Zeus. β. singular Cyclop, plural Cyclops. [ < French Cyclope, -s.] 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 3^v Achemenides being afraide of the horrible Cyclops.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 492 Neuer did the Cyclops hammers fall..With less remorse. View more context for this quotation1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 129 The Cyclops, at th' Almighty Nod, New Thunder hasten for their angry God. View more context for this quotation1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 473 The Cyclops, all that round him dwell.1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 484 The Cyclop from his den replies.a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 333 Cyclops, who live in caverns, not in houses.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 321 In front of the helmet was a huge glass eye like that of a cyclop.γ. plural Cyclopses.1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 206 What shall I say of so many Cyclopses?a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 330 The one-eyed children of the Ocean God, The man-destroying Cyclopses. 2. Zoology. A genus of small freshwater copepods, having an eye (apparently single, but really double) situated in the middle of the front of the head. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Entomostraca > order Copepoda > suborder Eucopepoda > family Cyclopidae > genus Cyclops Cyclops1849 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 967/1 The metamorphosis of the eyes in..Cyclops. 1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 63 Tiny cyprides and cyclopes disporting in the umbrageous groves of their world. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. (Cf. cyclope adj.) ΚΠ 1682 J. Dryden Medall 14 Then, Cyclop-like in humane Flesh to deal. 1687 Third Coll. Poems, A Warning (1689) 29/1 His Cyclop Priests will make you truckle under. 1803 H. J. Sarrett New Picture London 177 A Cyclops pig..because it has only one eye..placed in the middle of the forehead. Draft additions June 2017 Tennis. An electronic line-judging system consisting of a series of machines which use infrared beams to detect and signal (typically with a loud beep) when a ball lands outside the line.Now generally superseded by Hawk-Eye in professional tennis (see hawk-eye n. at hawk n.¹ Additions). ΚΠ 1983 Observer 9 Jan. 3/1 Wimbledon and other big events use a machine popularly known as ‘Cyclops’ for some line decisions. 1990 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 6 July 16/5 Graf [was] upset at such disturbances as..the Cyclops electronic line-calling machine beeping at odd times. 1992 Mech. Engin. Oct. 59/1 Laser-based Cyclops machines.., in conjunction with rulings of umpires and line judges, determines whether a ball is hit in or out of play. 2016 E. Edwards On the Line 8 During one match on Centre Court, Ilie Nastase knelt in front of Cyclops when he thought it was not working and talked to the machine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1522
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