fossilizingn.

Brit.

/ˈfɒsl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈfɒsᵻlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɑsəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see fossil n. and adj. and -izing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -izing suffix¹; fossilize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < fossil n. + -izing suffix¹, and partly (in sense 3) < fossilize v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier fossilist n. and later fossilize v. 1.

†1. The practice or pastime of collecting or searching for fossils. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?1778 J. Hunter Let. 28 Apr. in J. Baron Life of Edward Jenner (1827) I. 47 Mrs. H. desires her compliments to you. Have you left off fossilizing?

1799 F. Horner Jrnl. 1 July in Mem. & Corr. F. Horner (1843) I. 85 Not having the advantage of a cabinet, I must drudge through books, and add the little I can do for myself in the way of fossilising.

2. The action or process of being preserved unchanged, becoming out of date, or failing to change or develop (see fossil n. 3); loss of the capacity for change or development.

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1839 Biblical Repertory 3 July 315 The opinion maintained by the rational school of the fossilizing (Erstarrung) of the Shemitish roots in a certain number of consonants and syllables is without foundation.

1915 Pedagogical Seminary 22 428 The fossilizing of an able faculty may come about so slowly as to be imperceptible to those in the midst of it.

1980 TESOL Q. 14 477 Linguistic factors play a crucial role in the fossilizing of developmental structures.

1993 Independent (Nexis) 27 May 10 While the NHS was ‘not for profit and not for sale’, the service had to change if it was to avoid fossilising.

3. The action or process of converting organic matter into a fossil (fossil n. 2b); the action or process of becoming a fossil.

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the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [noun] > fossilization

fossilization1817

fossilification1835

fossilizing1844

fossilation1861

histometabasis1893

1844 Med. Times 31 Aug. 453/3 The act of fossilizing is the act of oxidation of animal or vegetable matter.

1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 814 On account of the absence or loss, in fossilizing, of characteristic features, it has hitherto not been possible to give trilobites a fixed place in the zoölogical system.

1918 G. A. Hool et al. Concrete Engineers' Handbk. i. 18 It is not infrequently the case that the rock from which they come has been formed by the fossilizing, or partial fossilizing, of minute prehistoric shells.

1998 Jrnl. Paleontol. 72 632/1 Heavily sclerotized jaws with little mineral reinforcement have a better fossilizing potential than jaws with more mineral reinforcement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fossilizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɒsl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈfɒsᵻlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɑsəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see fossilize v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossilize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < fossilize v. + -ing suffix².

1. That causes fossilization of organic remains (fossilize v. 2); (also) undergoing fossilization.

ΚΠ

1833 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 2 639 It seems singular that silex should be the fossilizing mineral of remains found on a calcareous bed.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xix. 520 The eggs..would be likely to decompose and burst; they would not be able to withstand the fossilizing pressure.

2000 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 45 751/1 These fossils [sc. diatoms] permit quantification of past environmental conditions..at a resolution unrivaled by most other fossilizing organisms.

2. That fossilizes (fossilize v. 3); that preserves unchanged or removes the capacity for change or development; (also) becoming fossilized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > rendering or becoming

fossilizing1846

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > incapable of progress > causing progress to cease

fossilizing1846

1846 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 139 One of those embodyings of a myth which have filled history with mistakes: the gradual fossilizing, consolidating principle.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. ii. 28 You think that sculpture should be a sort of fossilizing process. But, in truth, your frozen art has nothing like the scope and freedom of..mine.

1891 Athenæum 28 Nov. 715/1 The fossilizing influence of the patristic theologians.

1913 J. Abelson Jewish Mysticism 12 What a fossilising, deteriorating effect the spread of these teachings must have wielded upon Judaism had they been allowed to go on without check!

1974 Public Admin. Rev. 34 625/2 The stresses and strains of living in a fossilizing international bureaucracy located in an impossibly governed metropolis.

1993 Classic CD June 39/2 Jehan Alain was posthumously awarded the Crois de Guerre and the fossilising reputation of a composer primarily of interest to organ enthusiasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fossilizing
释义	fossilizingn. Brit. /ˈfɒsl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈfɒsᵻlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɑsəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see fossil n. and adj. and -izing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -izing suffix¹; fossilize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < fossil n. + -izing suffix¹, and partly (in sense 3) < fossilize v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier fossilist n. and later fossilize v. 1. †1. The practice or pastime of collecting or searching for fossils. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?1778 J. Hunter Let. 28 Apr. in J. Baron Life of Edward Jenner (1827) I. 47 Mrs. H. desires her compliments to you. Have you left off fossilizing? 1799 F. Horner Jrnl. 1 July in Mem. & Corr. F. Horner (1843) I. 85 Not having the advantage of a cabinet, I must drudge through books, and add the little I can do for myself in the way of fossilising. 2. The action or process of being preserved unchanged, becoming out of date, or failing to change or develop (see fossil n. 3); loss of the capacity for change or development. ΚΠ 1839 Biblical Repertory 3 July 315 The opinion maintained by the rational school of the fossilizing (Erstarrung) of the Shemitish roots in a certain number of consonants and syllables is without foundation. 1915 Pedagogical Seminary 22 428 The fossilizing of an able faculty may come about so slowly as to be imperceptible to those in the midst of it. 1980 TESOL Q. 14 477 Linguistic factors play a crucial role in the fossilizing of developmental structures. 1993 Independent (Nexis) 27 May 10 While the NHS was ‘not for profit and not for sale’, the service had to change if it was to avoid fossilising. 3. The action or process of converting organic matter into a fossil (fossil n. 2b); the action or process of becoming a fossil. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [noun] > fossilization fossilization1817 fossilification1835 fossilizing1844 fossilation1861 histometabasis1893 1844 Med. Times 31 Aug. 453/3 The act of fossilizing is the act of oxidation of animal or vegetable matter. 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 814 On account of the absence or loss, in fossilizing, of characteristic features, it has hitherto not been possible to give trilobites a fixed place in the zoölogical system. 1918 G. A. Hool et al. Concrete Engineers' Handbk. i. 18 It is not infrequently the case that the rock from which they come has been formed by the fossilizing, or partial fossilizing, of minute prehistoric shells. 1998 Jrnl. Paleontol. 72 632/1 Heavily sclerotized jaws with little mineral reinforcement have a better fossilizing potential than jaws with more mineral reinforcement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fossilizingadj. Brit. /ˈfɒsl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈfɒsᵻlʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɑsəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see fossilize v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossilize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < fossilize v. + -ing suffix². 1. That causes fossilization of organic remains (fossilize v. 2); (also) undergoing fossilization. ΚΠ 1833 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 2 639 It seems singular that silex should be the fossilizing mineral of remains found on a calcareous bed. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xix. 520 The eggs..would be likely to decompose and burst; they would not be able to withstand the fossilizing pressure. 2000 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 45 751/1 These fossils [sc. diatoms] permit quantification of past environmental conditions..at a resolution unrivaled by most other fossilizing organisms. 2. That fossilizes (fossilize v. 3); that preserves unchanged or removes the capacity for change or development; (also) becoming fossilized. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > rendering or becoming fossilizing1846 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > incapable of progress > causing progress to cease fossilizing1846 1846 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 139 One of those embodyings of a myth which have filled history with mistakes: the gradual fossilizing, consolidating principle. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. ii. 28 You think that sculpture should be a sort of fossilizing process. But, in truth, your frozen art has nothing like the scope and freedom of..mine. 1891 Athenæum 28 Nov. 715/1 The fossilizing influence of the patristic theologians. 1913 J. Abelson Jewish Mysticism 12 What a fossilising, deteriorating effect the spread of these teachings must have wielded upon Judaism had they been allowed to go on without check! 1974 Public Admin. Rev. 34 625/2 The stresses and strains of living in a fossilizing international bureaucracy located in an impossibly governed metropolis. 1993 Classic CD June 39/2 Jehan Alain was posthumously awarded the Crois de Guerre and the fossilising reputation of a composer primarily of interest to organ enthusiasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?1778adj.1833
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