单词 | angulate |
释义 | angulateadj. Having angles or corners. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] corneredc1330 corneledc1400 angulousa1460 angulated1486 unrounded1519 nookedc1550 corned1564 angular1570 cornery1576 angled1612 angulate1670 angulose1694 1670 ‘W. W.’ tr. F. Bacon Preparatory to Hist. Nat. & Exper. 7 in 2nd Part Resuscitatio Every Star is Globous and that either Globous simply as the Moon, or Angulate [L. Angulata] to the sight, but round in the middle. 1727 J. Douglas Surveyor's Utmost Desire Fulfilled 26 (heading) To take the Plot of a Field from any angulate Point thereof, from whence all the other Angles may be discovered. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 195 The stalk is hairy, angulate, and unbranched. 1877 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 6 72 The chrysalids never have a perfectly even contour, but show at least some rounded or angulate projections. 1962 H. F. von Bandat Aerogeology vi. 47 (caption) Angulate and angular drainage pattern in a sandstone shale area. 2014 A. J. Kohn Conus Southeastern U.S. & Caribbean v. 117/1 Specimens about 20 mm or longer have shoulders that are smooth or with the tubercles reduced to fine beads, and the shoulder is sharply angulate or carinate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). angulatev. 1. transitive. To create an angle or angles in. Also: to position (something) at an angle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > make angular or furnish with angles or corners [verb (transitive)] cornera1387 angulatea1664 angularize1815 quoin1834 quain1868 a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) 18 The word in the Original..may be rendred Angulate, corner it out, and lay it to the line and rule. 1800 E. Donovan Nat. Hist. Brit. Shells II. Pl. LI Several prominent longitudinal wrinkles which somewhat angulates the shell. 1880 J. Watson in Jrnl. Linnaean Soc. 15 228 The upper carinal thread becomes much the most dominant and angulates the whorls. 1921 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 16 Mar. 450/2 The graft is now properly shaped to the desired pattern and a triangular piece excised at its proximal end, for the purpose of angulating it. 1958 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Sept. 712/1 Any drag on the arm..will angulate the artery over a rigid structure, and a common complaint of these patients is inability to carry a heavy package on the affected side. 2009 M. Nogler in W. J. Hozack et al. Surg. Treatm. Hip Arthritis xi. 99/2 It is necessary to angulate the instruments during their insertion into the femoral canal. 2. transitive. Skiing. To bend (the body or part of the body) during a turn, so that the legs lean towards the centre of the turn and the upper body leans outwards, to increase stability. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (intransitive)] > actions of skier run1654 sidestep1894 herringbone1904 traverse1905 side-skid1906 side-slip1913 sitzmark1935 angulate1963 schuss1963 unweight1981 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (transitive)] > actions of skier unweight1930 angulate1963 to ski parallel1974 1963 Washington Post 22 Jan. a21/5 The body is angulated and the outside shoulder is gradually brought back. 1965 Washington Post 27 Jan. c2/1 ‘Bend ze knee!’ ‘Weight forward!’ ‘Angulate!’ 1986 Skiing Today Winter 6/2 One of the hardest principles for a beginning skier to grasp is the necessity to..‘angulate’ the upper half of the body outward, towards the outside of each turn. 2012 U. F. Oberegger et al. in E. Müller et al. Sci. & Skiing V. 346 Higher speed can be gained by increased hip and knee flexion-extension, and by angulating the hips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1670v.a1664 |
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