geysern.

Brit.

/ˈɡiːzə/,

/ˈɡʌɪzə/,

/ˈɡeɪsə/,

/ˈɡʌɪsə/, U.S.

/ˈɡaɪzər/

Forms: Also 1800s geysir.

Etymology: < Icelandic Geysir, proper name of a particular hot spring in Iceland; literally ‘gusher’; related to geysa, Old Norse gøysa to gush. By non-Icelanders the word has been used as an appellative to denote any of the springs of this kind in Iceland, and hence it has been extended to similar springs in other parts of the world.

1. An intermittent hot spring, throwing up water, etc. in a fountain-like column.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] > hot

hot wella1387

hot spring1572

geyser1780

ngawha1843

jetter1870

1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 ii. 95/1 Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal, is but a few miles from Skaalholt.]

1780 tr. U. von Troil Lett. on Iceland (ed. 2) 256 Among the hot springs in Iceland, several of which bear the name of geyser, there are none that [etc.].

1813 R. Bakewell Introd. Geol. x. 245 It can scarcely be doubted that the Geysers in Iceland..are occasioned by the subterranean fires which extend under that island.

1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 122 Mrs. Rory's hot room, that makes one steam like a Geyser.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 476 The Azores..abound in geysers.

figurative.1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 163 Ere the Geyser could explode, Tom had continued, in that dogged nasal Yankee twang which [etc.].c1883 Farrar Nation's Curse 8 Any man who calls himself a Christian, would have been..afraid to swell those geysers of curse and ruin.1884 A. Smith Pref. Burns' Wks. (Globe) 14 But years after from a sudden geysir of impassioned song we learn that through all that time she had never been forgotten.

2. The name given to an apparatus for rapidly heating water attached to a bath. Also for the heating of water for use in washbasins, sinks, etc. (See also geezer n.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > for heating water

water heater1824

water bar1843

geyser1878

chip heater1900

immersion heater1914

instantaneous (water-)heater1935

back-boiler1939

fridge-heater1957

1878 Gas Engineer Feb. 184 (advt.) The instantaneous water heater; or Maughan's Patent Geyser..so constructed that any quantity of hot water can be drawn from it with the utmost facility.

1891 Daily News 9 Apr. 7/1 What the cost of reinstating a ‘geyser’ would be he could not tell.

1897 Oxford Chron. 30 Oct. 7/4 The geyser or gas apparatus for heating the bath was turned full on.

1920 L. C. Hale American's London viii. 109 The aristocratic landlady was telling me of the advantage of her own particular geezer... I moved closer to descry the lettering on the cylinder, and lo! it was a geyser. I suppose the word is universally mispronounced over here because they have not been brought up in a geyser country.

1929 S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XXXII. 400 The mechanical device for heating bath-water made geyser a household word, and though the introducers gave it the vowel of grey, the pronunciation as in key gained ground.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai v. 83 A crude precursor of the ‘Ascot’ gas heater—known to various Lady Helps as the geezer, the gayzer or the guyzer.

Compounds

General attributive.

geyser-flood n.

ΚΠ

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xxvi, in Sunday Mag. July 642/2 The boiling geyser-floods of old affection rush from the hot deeps of the heart.

geyser-tube n.

ΚΠ

1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) iv. §150. 128 Stopping our model geyser-tube with corks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geyser
释义	geysern. Brit. /ˈɡiːzə/, /ˈɡʌɪzə/, /ˈɡeɪsə/, /ˈɡʌɪsə/, U.S. /ˈɡaɪzər/ Forms: Also 1800s geysir. Etymology: < Icelandic Geysir, proper name of a particular hot spring in Iceland; literally ‘gusher’; related to geysa, Old Norse gøysa to gush. By non-Icelanders the word has been used as an appellative to denote any of the springs of this kind in Iceland, and hence it has been extended to similar springs in other parts of the world. 1. An intermittent hot spring, throwing up water, etc. in a fountain-like column. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > spring > [noun] > hot hot wella1387 hot spring1572 geyser1780 ngawha1843 jetter1870 1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 ii. 95/1 Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal, is but a few miles from Skaalholt.] 1780 tr. U. von Troil Lett. on Iceland (ed. 2) 256 Among the hot springs in Iceland, several of which bear the name of geyser, there are none that [etc.]. 1813 R. Bakewell Introd. Geol. x. 245 It can scarcely be doubted that the Geysers in Iceland..are occasioned by the subterranean fires which extend under that island. 1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 122 Mrs. Rory's hot room, that makes one steam like a Geyser. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 476 The Azores..abound in geysers. figurative.1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. 163 Ere the Geyser could explode, Tom had continued, in that dogged nasal Yankee twang which [etc.].c1883 Farrar Nation's Curse 8 Any man who calls himself a Christian, would have been..afraid to swell those geysers of curse and ruin.1884 A. Smith Pref. Burns' Wks. (Globe) 14 But years after from a sudden geysir of impassioned song we learn that through all that time she had never been forgotten. 2. The name given to an apparatus for rapidly heating water attached to a bath. Also for the heating of water for use in washbasins, sinks, etc. (See also geezer n.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > for heating water water heater1824 water bar1843 geyser1878 chip heater1900 immersion heater1914 instantaneous (water-)heater1935 back-boiler1939 fridge-heater1957 1878 Gas Engineer Feb. 184 (advt.) The instantaneous water heater; or Maughan's Patent Geyser..so constructed that any quantity of hot water can be drawn from it with the utmost facility. 1891 Daily News 9 Apr. 7/1 What the cost of reinstating a ‘geyser’ would be he could not tell. 1897 Oxford Chron. 30 Oct. 7/4 The geyser or gas apparatus for heating the bath was turned full on. 1920 L. C. Hale American's London viii. 109 The aristocratic landlady was telling me of the advantage of her own particular geezer... I moved closer to descry the lettering on the cylinder, and lo! it was a geyser. I suppose the word is universally mispronounced over here because they have not been brought up in a geyser country. 1929 S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XXXII. 400 The mechanical device for heating bath-water made geyser a household word, and though the introducers gave it the vowel of grey, the pronunciation as in key gained ground. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai v. 83 A crude precursor of the ‘Ascot’ gas heater—known to various Lady Helps as the geezer, the gayzer or the guyzer. Compounds General attributive. geyser-flood n. ΚΠ 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood xxvi, in Sunday Mag. July 642/2 The boiling geyser-floods of old affection rush from the hot deeps of the heart. geyser-tube n. ΚΠ 1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) iv. §150. 128 Stopping our model geyser-tube with corks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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