单词 | heraclean |
释义 | Heracleanadj. Pertaining to Heracles. Heraclean stone (lapis Heraclēus, λίθος Ἡρακλεία): the magnet, so called from its great attractive power. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > [noun] > spinel group AB2 O4 > magnetite quick irona1398 magnet1440 lodestone?1518 magnetes1579 osmund stone1613 magnetite1851 Heraclean stone1883 titanomagnetite1895 coulsonite1937 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [adjective] > kind or size of statue pedestrial1611 colossean1644 iconic1656 colossal1712 heroic1712 pedestrian1722 Persian1728 heroical1770 Hermaean1813 Hermaic1820 lifelike1836 polylithic1839 stolated1856 life-size1859 Heraclean1883 1883 G. Chrystal in Encycl. Brit. XV. 219/1 This name [magnet] is said by Plato to have been given to it by Euripides, and he adds that most call it the Heraclean stone. 1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 157 All ordinary architectural lion sculpture is derived from the Heraclean. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1883 |
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