malaxationn.

Brit.

/malakˈseɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmæləkˈseɪʃən/,

/məˌlækˈseɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malaxatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin malaxatio (from 5th cent.; 1608 in passage translated in quot. 1657 at sense 1a) < classical Latin malaxāt- , past participial stem of malaxāre malax v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare French malaxation (1610 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from 1812).

a. The action of reducing ingredients to a soft mass by kneading or rolling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > becoming or making soft > by kneading or rolling

malaxation1657

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. R2^v Being by malaxation coagulated.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Malaxation, the working of Pills, and especially Plaisters, with other things, with the hand; a Pestle, or other Instrument.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Malaxation, the act of softening.

1894 Times 1 Feb. 5/4 He said ‘malaxation’, or mixing by rolling, was practically the same as kneading.

2001 Food Chem. 72 19 The malaxation step, consisting of a low and continuous kneading of olive pastes, is especially useful.

b. = pétrissage n.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > [noun] > massage > movements

knead1853

effleurage1886

pétrissage1886

malaxation1887

percussioning1887

pointillage1887

pression1887

sciage1887

secousse1887

tapotement1889

hacking1890

1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iii. 46 Malaxation is the same movement [as pétrissage], differing only on account of the flat of the hand being applied with more or less strength before bringing the fingers together to exercise the pétrissage.

1961 A. S. MacNalty Brit. Med. Dict. 870/1 Malaxation, pétrissage, one of the movements carried out in massage, in which the muscles are grasped in the masseur's hands and rolled and pressed; kneading.

2. Entomology. The action of repeatedly squeezing captured prey between the mandibles prior to feeding, characteristic of fossorial wasps.

ΚΠ

1898 G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham Instincts & Habits Solitary Wasps 11 The stinging being completed, she [sc. a wasp] proceeded to the process known as malaxation, which consists in repeatedly squeezing the neck of the caterpillar, or other victim [to be used as living food for young wasps], between the mandibles.

1987 Environmental Entomol. 16 1283 Malaxation occurred before the female parasitoid paralysed the host.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malaxation
释义	malaxationn. Brit. /malakˈseɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæləkˈseɪʃən/, /məˌlækˈseɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malaxatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin malaxatio (from 5th cent.; 1608 in passage translated in quot. 1657 at sense 1a) < classical Latin malaxāt- , past participial stem of malaxāre malax v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare French malaxation (1610 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from 1812). 1. a. The action of reducing ingredients to a soft mass by kneading or rolling. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > becoming or making soft > by kneading or rolling malaxation1657 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. R2^v Being by malaxation coagulated. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Malaxation, the working of Pills, and especially Plaisters, with other things, with the hand; a Pestle, or other Instrument. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Malaxation, the act of softening. 1894 Times 1 Feb. 5/4 He said ‘malaxation’, or mixing by rolling, was practically the same as kneading. 2001 Food Chem. 72 19 The malaxation step, consisting of a low and continuous kneading of olive pastes, is especially useful. b. = pétrissage n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > [noun] > massage > movements knead1853 effleurage1886 pétrissage1886 malaxation1887 percussioning1887 pointillage1887 pression1887 sciage1887 secousse1887 tapotement1889 hacking1890 1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iii. 46 Malaxation is the same movement [as pétrissage], differing only on account of the flat of the hand being applied with more or less strength before bringing the fingers together to exercise the pétrissage. 1961 A. S. MacNalty Brit. Med. Dict. 870/1 Malaxation, pétrissage, one of the movements carried out in massage, in which the muscles are grasped in the masseur's hands and rolled and pressed; kneading. 2. Entomology. The action of repeatedly squeezing captured prey between the mandibles prior to feeding, characteristic of fossorial wasps. ΚΠ 1898 G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham Instincts & Habits Solitary Wasps 11 The stinging being completed, she [sc. a wasp] proceeded to the process known as malaxation, which consists in repeatedly squeezing the neck of the caterpillar, or other victim [to be used as living food for young wasps], between the mandibles. 1987 Environmental Entomol. 16 1283 Malaxation occurred before the female parasitoid paralysed the host. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1657
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