abactionn.

Brit.

/əˈbakʃn/, U.S.

/əˈbækʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin abaction-, abactio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin abaction-, abactio action of driving away (e.g. of cattle) (5th cent. in Jerome) < classical Latin abact- , past participial stem of abigere to drive away, specifically to drive away cattle (see abigate v.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare abactor n.

rare.

1. The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away.

ΚΠ

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Abaction, a violent driuing.

1727 F. Altieri Dizionario Inglese & Italiano Abaction (the stealing or driving away cattle in great number).

1890 J. Foreman Philippine Islands xi. 211 To such an extent was the crime of abaction pursued, that several semi-official expeditions have been made to punish the marauders.

1949 C. Fry Lady's not for Burning 11 He says he has also committed petty larceny, Abaction, peculation and incendiarism.

†2. Physics. The repulsion of one object by another by means of some physical force; cf. repulsion n. 3a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > repulsive

reaction1607

abaction1654

repulsiona1679

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xv. 346 The Abaction, or Repulsion of one thing by another.

1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World viii. 209 This Compression and Expansion..is now Superscribed with a new Title of Elasticity, though the Term properly signify rather Abaction or Pulsion then any such Return or Restitution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abaction
释义	abactionn. Brit. /əˈbakʃn/, U.S. /əˈbækʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin abaction-, abactio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin abaction-, abactio action of driving away (e.g. of cattle) (5th cent. in Jerome) < classical Latin abact- , past participial stem of abigere to drive away, specifically to drive away cattle (see abigate v.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare abactor n. rare. 1. The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Abaction, a violent driuing. 1727 F. Altieri Dizionario Inglese & Italiano Abaction (the stealing or driving away cattle in great number). 1890 J. Foreman Philippine Islands xi. 211 To such an extent was the crime of abaction pursued, that several semi-official expeditions have been made to punish the marauders. 1949 C. Fry Lady's not for Burning 11 He says he has also committed petty larceny, Abaction, peculation and incendiarism. †2. Physics. The repulsion of one object by another by means of some physical force; cf. repulsion n. 3a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > repulsive reaction1607 abaction1654 repulsiona1679 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. xv. 346 The Abaction, or Repulsion of one thing by another. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World viii. 209 This Compression and Expansion..is now Superscribed with a new Title of Elasticity, though the Term properly signify rather Abaction or Pulsion then any such Return or Restitution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1623
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