distributaryadj.n.

/dɪˈstrɪbjuːtəri/

Etymology: < Latin participial stem distribūt- (see distribute v.) + -ary suffix¹.

A. adj.

†1. Distinct, several. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > various, sundry, or several

diverse1297

several1509

changeable1535

distributary?1541

varied1594

omnimodous1627

various1637

omnifarious1653

omnimode1656

variegated1662

allogeneous1892

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Civ ^v For howe many distributary intencyons were they created?

2. Distributive; ‘that distributes, or is distributed’ (Worcester). spec. in distributary canal, distributary channel, distributary river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > tributary > [adjective] > distributary

distributary1926

1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Williams).

1926 Spectator 24 Apr. 756/2 To excavate additional distributary canals and field channels.

1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. xxii. 584 Shoestring sands may be..river channel fillings, delta distributary channel fillings, [etc.].

B. n.

1. Something whose function is to distribute; applied to branch canals distributing water from a main one. (Cf. tributary adj. and n.)

ΚΠ

1886 J. T. Wheeler India under Brit. Rule 175 The Ganges canal..runs along the Doab..throwing out distributaries at intervals.

1891 Cornhill Mag. May 553 The great canal, of which the small channel..was a distributary.

2. A river branch which flows away from the main stream without returning to it, as in a delta; a similar branch of a glacier.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > tributary > [noun] > branch

arma1398

armleta1552

outrunner1620

sprout1676

horn1697

anabranch1834

distributary1863

1863 J. Fergusson in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 19 328 One consequence of any such alteration in the course of the main stream is, that the initial or terminal oscillation of any tributary or distributary is continually altering its position.

1881 Times 16 Aug. 3/6 [A river's] breaking up into distributaries as it approaches the sea.

1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. vii. 173 A river crosses its delta through a number of channels known variously as distributaries, mouths, or passes.

1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 76 The possibility that the glacier that filled the basin had a western distributary which cut the present outlet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	distributary
释义	distributaryadj.n. /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtəri/ Etymology: < Latin participial stem distribūt- (see distribute v.) + -ary suffix¹. A. adj. †1. Distinct, several. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > various, sundry, or several diverse1297 several1509 changeable1535 distributary?1541 varied1594 omnimodous1627 various1637 omnifarious1653 omnimode1656 variegated1662 allogeneous1892 ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Civ ^v For howe many distributary intencyons were they created? 2. Distributive; ‘that distributes, or is distributed’ (Worcester). spec. in distributary canal, distributary channel, distributary river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > tributary > [adjective] > distributary distributary1926 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Williams). 1926 Spectator 24 Apr. 756/2 To excavate additional distributary canals and field channels. 1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. xxii. 584 Shoestring sands may be..river channel fillings, delta distributary channel fillings, [etc.]. B. n. 1. Something whose function is to distribute; applied to branch canals distributing water from a main one. (Cf. tributary adj. and n.) ΚΠ 1886 J. T. Wheeler India under Brit. Rule 175 The Ganges canal..runs along the Doab..throwing out distributaries at intervals. 1891 Cornhill Mag. May 553 The great canal, of which the small channel..was a distributary. 2. A river branch which flows away from the main stream without returning to it, as in a delta; a similar branch of a glacier. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > tributary > [noun] > branch arma1398 armleta1552 outrunner1620 sprout1676 horn1697 anabranch1834 distributary1863 1863 J. Fergusson in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 19 328 One consequence of any such alteration in the course of the main stream is, that the initial or terminal oscillation of any tributary or distributary is continually altering its position. 1881 Times 16 Aug. 3/6 [A river's] breaking up into distributaries as it approaches the sea. 1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. vii. 173 A river crosses its delta through a number of channels known variously as distributaries, mouths, or passes. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 76 The possibility that the glacier that filled the basin had a western distributary which cut the present outlet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.?1541
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