gracilizationn.

Brit.

/ˌɡrasl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/,

/ˌɡrasᵻlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɡræsələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌɡræsəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1900s– gracilisation, 1900s– gracilization.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Russian lexical item. Etymons: gracile adj., -ization suffix.

Etymology: < gracile adj. + -ization suffix, after Russian gracilizacija (G. F. Debec 1948, in Paleoantropologija SSSR 166).

Chiefly Physical Anthropology.

The (evolutionary) process of becoming thinner or more gracile.

ΚΠ

1956 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 1 242 Debec suggests gracilization of the cranium as an evolutionary process which consists in shortening of the zygomatic diameter, weakening of the supraorbital region [etc.].

1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) xii. 334 This pattern of females-first gracilization would be expected if human males were beginning to assume some of the females' foraging burdens.

2010 P. R. Lawrence Driven to Lead i. iii. 58 Certain bodily changes paralleled this behavioral change [in silver foxes], such as gracilization, the lightening of bone mass.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gracilization
释义	gracilizationn. Brit. /ˌɡrasl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌɡrasᵻlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɡræsələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɡræsəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1900s– gracilisation, 1900s– gracilization. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Russian lexical item. Etymons: gracile adj., -ization suffix. Etymology: < gracile adj. + -ization suffix, after Russian gracilizacija (G. F. Debec 1948, in Paleoantropologija SSSR 166). Chiefly Physical Anthropology. The (evolutionary) process of becoming thinner or more gracile. ΚΠ 1956 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 1 242 Debec suggests gracilization of the cranium as an evolutionary process which consists in shortening of the zygomatic diameter, weakening of the supraorbital region [etc.]. 1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) xii. 334 This pattern of females-first gracilization would be expected if human males were beginning to assume some of the females' foraging burdens. 2010 P. R. Lawrence Driven to Lead i. iii. 58 Certain bodily changes paralleled this behavioral change [in silver foxes], such as gracilization, the lightening of bone mass. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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