单词 | degree of cold |
释义 | > as lemmasdegree of cold degree of cold n. (originally) †the extent to which a person shows coldness, as one of the characteristics of phlegm (the cardinal humour: phlegm n. 1a) (obsolete); (in later use) the extent to which anything is cold; spec. the number of degrees below the freezing point of water (0°C, 32°F; cf. —— degrees of (also below) frost at frost n. Phrases 5); frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [noun] > fluid secretion > humours > quality arising from adustion?a1425 humoura1500 degree of cold1594 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. 275 If with a sharp wit, she be froward, curst, & wayward, she is in the first degree of cold and moist. 1660 J. Harding tr. Paracelsus Archidoxis ii. 105 That you may know the Degree of Cold, besides that which is Elemental; understand it thus: Whatsoever Congeals humours, possesseth the fourth Degree. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 38 That mark I fix at a convenient place of the stem, to make it capable of exhibiting very many degrees of cold, below that which is requisite to freeze water. 1676 M.D. tr. F. Bacon Novum Organum 26 Our feeling cannot be sensible of any degree of heat in inanimate substances, but they differ in their degrees of cold, for Wood is not so cold as Metals. 1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 190 In the Column of the Thermometer, — denotes degrees of Cold below the freezing Point. 1796 R. Walker Acct. Remarkable Disc. Artific. Cold p. vii Blowing on the bulb of a thermometer to hasten the evaporation [of vitriolic æther], produces about thirty degrees of cold; rectified wine, thus treated, about twelve. 1839 Galignani's New Paris Guide 42 The mean degree of cold is 7° below zero. 1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 52/1 I've always heard that ten degrees of cold below zero destroyed the fruit germs. 1909 S. Hedin Trans-Himalaya I. xiii. 162 It blows and snows, with 18 degrees of cold. 1937 Idaho: Guide in Word & Picture (Federal Writers' Project) 227 It is not a large pool, but a swimmer can stroke from almost cold water into hot water and through various degrees of cold and warmth between the two extremes. 1999 J. L. Chapman & M. J. Reiss Ecology (ed. 2) ix. 105/2 Different organisms can withstand different degrees of cold: some plants can tolerate temperatures well below −60°C. 2012 C. D. Reese Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques (ed. 2) xxiii. 234 Clothing should be selected to suit the degree of cold, level of activity, and job design. < as lemmas |
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