locomobileadj.n.

(as adjective)Brit.

/ˌləʊkəˈməʊbʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊˌbil/ (as noun)Brit.

/ˌləʊkəˈməʊbʌɪl/,

/ˈləʊkəməbiːl/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊˌbil/,

/ˈloʊkəməˌbil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: locomotion n., mobile adj.¹

Etymology: < loco- (in locomotion n.) + mobile adj.¹, after French locomobile (1797 or earlier as adjective, 1840 as noun), and probably also after earlier locomobility n. Compare earlier locomotive adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (lō^ukŏmō^u·bil) /ləʊkəˈməʊbɪl/.

A. adj.

Having the power of locomotion; locomotive, motile. Now rare (in later use chiefly of living things: cf. locomotion n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > [adjective]

locomobile1833

mobile1849

erratic1855

motile1857

1833 W. Cobbett New French & Eng. Dict. i. 282/2 [French] Locomobile adj., locomobile.

1855 Sci. Amer. 24 Nov. 83/3 In an adjoining out house is Tuxford's locomobile engine, which gained the chief medal at the Exhibition in London of 1851.

1876 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 486/2 A locomobile engine having somewhat the appearance of a steam fire-engine, carrying a steam-engine and air-pump.

1913 O. C. Gruner Biol. Blood-cells iv. iii. 188 Ceasing to be locomobile in the perivascular spaces, it gives rise to other cell-forms.

1931 G. Spiller Origin & Nature Man vi. 157 Where there is relative complexity in plants..it is mainly due to the influence of locomobile insects.

1974 C. Trevarthen in M. Kinsbourne & W. L. Smith Hemispheric Disconnection & Cerebral Function xi. 224 Where there is relative complexity in plants..it is mainly due to the influence of locomobile insects.

B. n.

A steam-powered portable engine, locomotive, or car; spec. (with capital initial) a car or other vehicle (originally a steam-powered one) manufactured by the Locomobile Company of America. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > steam-powered > steam wagon, -coach, or -carriage

steam-chaise1769

steam-carriage1788

steam-wagon1821

steam-coach1825

locomobile1868

1868 A. Beckwith Rep. Asphalt & Bitumen (Paris Universal Exposition 1867) 7 The machinery most in use for mixing consists of a vertical cylinder, an oblique elevator, and a locomobile for working the machine.

1895 W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry V. 748 The elevator and macerating cylinder are driven by a locomobile.

1895 Servia (Foreign Office) 13 The items in which this falling-off [in imports] occurred were locomobile engines, parts of machinery,..pistols and revolvers.

1900 Sci. Amer. 27 Jan. 54/1 The steam carriage which is popularly and commercially known as the ‘Locomobile’.

1915 Literary Digest 21 Aug. 387/2 Goodyear Cord Tires... Adopted for the new Locomobile as standard equipment.

a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) vii. 177 I bought me a steam-car called a ‘Locomobile’, whose nature and attributes I faithfully drew in a tale called ‘Steam Tactics’.

1962 R. B. Fuller Epic Poem on Industrialization 169 No, the ephemeralization Of doing more with less, Took gold along with tonnage And three-ton Locomobiles.

1998 D. L. Barnes Reading & Crit. Thinking 29 The Locomobile was one of the finest cars ever manufactured in the United States.

2009 Policy & Society 27 414 By 1899 more than two dozen American manufacturers produced hundreds of steam-powered vehicles, with the largest segment of the market dominated by horseless steam-powered carriages such as the ‘Locomobile’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	locomobile
释义	locomobileadj.n. (as adjective)Brit. /ˌləʊkəˈməʊbʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊˌbil/ (as noun)Brit. /ˌləʊkəˈməʊbʌɪl/, /ˈləʊkəməbiːl/, U.S. /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊˌbil/, /ˈloʊkəməˌbil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: locomotion n., mobile adj.¹ Etymology: < loco- (in locomotion n.) + mobile adj.¹, after French locomobile (1797 or earlier as adjective, 1840 as noun), and probably also after earlier locomobility n. Compare earlier locomotive adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (lō^ukŏmō^u·bil) /ləʊkəˈməʊbɪl/. A. adj. Having the power of locomotion; locomotive, motile. Now rare (in later use chiefly of living things: cf. locomotion n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > [adjective] locomobile1833 mobile1849 erratic1855 motile1857 1833 W. Cobbett New French & Eng. Dict. i. 282/2 [French] Locomobile adj., locomobile. 1855 Sci. Amer. 24 Nov. 83/3 In an adjoining out house is Tuxford's locomobile engine, which gained the chief medal at the Exhibition in London of 1851. 1876 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 486/2 A locomobile engine having somewhat the appearance of a steam fire-engine, carrying a steam-engine and air-pump. 1913 O. C. Gruner Biol. Blood-cells iv. iii. 188 Ceasing to be locomobile in the perivascular spaces, it gives rise to other cell-forms. 1931 G. Spiller Origin & Nature Man vi. 157 Where there is relative complexity in plants..it is mainly due to the influence of locomobile insects. 1974 C. Trevarthen in M. Kinsbourne & W. L. Smith Hemispheric Disconnection & Cerebral Function xi. 224 Where there is relative complexity in plants..it is mainly due to the influence of locomobile insects. B. n. A steam-powered portable engine, locomotive, or car; spec. (with capital initial) a car or other vehicle (originally a steam-powered one) manufactured by the Locomobile Company of America. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > steam-powered > steam wagon, -coach, or -carriage steam-chaise1769 steam-carriage1788 steam-wagon1821 steam-coach1825 locomobile1868 1868 A. Beckwith Rep. Asphalt & Bitumen (Paris Universal Exposition 1867) 7 The machinery most in use for mixing consists of a vertical cylinder, an oblique elevator, and a locomobile for working the machine. 1895 W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry V. 748 The elevator and macerating cylinder are driven by a locomobile. 1895 Servia (Foreign Office) 13 The items in which this falling-off [in imports] occurred were locomobile engines, parts of machinery,..pistols and revolvers. 1900 Sci. Amer. 27 Jan. 54/1 The steam carriage which is popularly and commercially known as the ‘Locomobile’. 1915 Literary Digest 21 Aug. 387/2 Goodyear Cord Tires... Adopted for the new Locomobile as standard equipment. a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) vii. 177 I bought me a steam-car called a ‘Locomobile’, whose nature and attributes I faithfully drew in a tale called ‘Steam Tactics’. 1962 R. B. Fuller Epic Poem on Industrialization 169 No, the ephemeralization Of doing more with less, Took gold along with tonnage And three-ton Locomobiles. 1998 D. L. Barnes Reading & Crit. Thinking 29 The Locomobile was one of the finest cars ever manufactured in the United States. 2009 Policy & Society 27 414 By 1899 more than two dozen American manufacturers produced hundreds of steam-powered vehicles, with the largest segment of the market dominated by horseless steam-powered carriages such as the ‘Locomobile’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1833
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