单词 | fringing |
释义 | fringingn. a. The action of fringe v.; in quots. concrete = fringe n. 1a. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > that which forms the edge or border > putting an edge or border on something edging1580 fringing1598 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > bordering or edging > fringe fringec1400 fringing1598 phylactery1878 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Smancerie..any trimming, lacing, fringing, or such ornament. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. i. 60 With much plumage and fringing. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. vi. 576 Some fringing of light horse. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 306 Simulated pearls of transparent radiance..adorn it round about with a fringing of copper. b. The appearance of fringes of false colour in a projected colour picture as a result of imperfect registration of component images. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [noun] > fringes of false colour fringe1891 fringing1912 colour fringing1917 1912 F. A. Talbot Moving Pictures xxvi. 298 Another disconcerting feature..is the apparent duplication of the outlines of figures near the camera... ‘Fringing’, as this defect is called, is difficult to eliminate. 1921 Conquest Oct. 511/2 The moment motion of any rapidity occurs the objectionable defect of ‘fringing’ makes itself apparent. 1936 A. B. Klein Colour Cinematogr. iv. 244 The writer has photographed the ripples on a stream without obvious signs of fringing. 1969 Focal Encycl. Film & Telev. 301/1 Fringing is particularly objectionable in colour synthesis, since the fringes will then be of different colours from adjacent parts of the images. c. The spreading of magnetic or electric lines of force at the edge of a region in which they otherwise form a simple pattern amenable to calculation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrically induced magnetism > [noun] > field > movements in tube of force1878 fringing1893 1893 D. C. Jackson Text-bk. Electro-magn. I. v. 145 To this should be added about 10 per cent to allow for the ‘fringing’ of the lines of force at the corners of the pole pieces. 1943 Electronic Engin. 16 254 As we approach the edge of the plates the field becomes non~uniform and we have wide curvature of the lines of force. This is technically known as ‘fringing’. 1957 S. W. Amos & D. C. Birkinshaw Television Engin. (ed. 2) I. x. 262 The expression is approximate because it was assumed that the field between the plates was parallel whereas in fact it tends to spread at the edges... This effect is known as fringing. 1963 B. Fozard Instrumentation Nucl. Reactors iii. 26 Fringing effects in the electric field at the ends of the electrodes tend to cause the magnitude of the sensitive volume to vary with applied voltage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). fringingadj. That fringes. fringing forest: see quot. 1926; fringing reef: see quot. 1878. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > reef > [noun] > fringing shore-reef1842 fringing reef1845 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > forming an edge or border borderinga1676 skirtingc1735 siding1850 fringing1888 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > belt or line of trees suitc1450 neck of the woods1780 droke1822 tree-line1893 fringing forest1903 gallery forest1920 tree-belt1962 the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [noun] > wooded land > types of ripplelOE wildwooda1122 rough1332 firth?a1400 tod stripec1446 osiard1509 bush1523 bush-ground1523 fritha1552 island1638 oak landc1658 pinelandc1658 piney wood1666 broom-land1707 pine barrenc1721 pine savannah1735 savannah1735 thick woods1754 scrub-land1779 olive wood1783 primeval forest1789 open wood1790 strong woods1792 scrub1805 oak flata1816 sertão1816 sprout-land1824 flatwoods1841 bush-land1842 tall timber1845 amber forest1846 caatinga1846 mahogany scrub1846 bush-flat1847 myall country1847 national forest1848 selva1849 monte1851 virgin forest1851 bush-country1855 savannah forest1874 bush-range1879 bushveld1879 protection forest1889 mulga1896 wood-bush1896 shinnery1901 fringing forest1903 monsoon forest1903 rainforest1903 savannah woodland1903 thorn forest1903 tropical rainforest1903 gallery forest1920 cloud forest1922 rain jungle1945 mato1968 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) xx. 465 The three great classes of coral-reefs; namely, Atolls, Barrier, and Fringing-reefs. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xv. 253 Rocky ridges which fringe a shore in the manner just described, are known as fringing-reefs. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. xxiii. 339 The American Constitution..with the mass of fringing decisions which explain it. 1895 Daily News 26 Aug. 3/2 Its blue sea, and fringing islands. 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. ii. i. 177 We find the banks of rivers and lakes stocked with woods as far as infiltration extends. These are often mere brush-woods, but not unfrequently developed as luxuriant forests (fringing forests) not inferior to those of the best forest climate. 1926 A. G. Tansley & T. F. Chipp Aims & Methods Study Vegetation x. 208 Fringing forest..occurs as a fringe of forest or woodland along the banks of perennial rivers. 1960 N. Polunin Introd. Plant Geogr. xiv. 439 There often occur, along rivers, ‘fringing forests’ which are evergreen and otherwise reminiscent of the rain forest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1598adj.1845 |
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