matern.¹

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdər/,

/ˈmɑdər/

Forms: late Middle English matere, late Middle English– mater.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin māter mother n.¹ In sense 1 after post-classical Latin mater womb (6th cent., translating ancient Greek μήτρα womb). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin mater part of an astrolabe (a1279 in Compositio et Operatio Astrolabii (on which Chaucer based part of the Treatise on the Astrolabe), a translation of an Arabic treatise by Mā shā' Allāh; 1327 in a British source), ultimately after Arabic umm, lit. ‘mother’.

†1. The womb. Cf. mother n.¹ 8a. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > womb

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?a1425 (?1373) Lelamour Herbal (1938) f. 12^v (MED) Hit..spurgiþ þe floure of a woman in hir mater yf she be washyn ther wiþe.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 354 (MED) Sche conseyved cryste in hire matere clere.

2. The thickest plate of an astrolabe. Cf. mother n.¹ 12.The term occurs in Pollard's text of Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe ( Wks., 1965) i. 3, but it is an editorial insertion.

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the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > astrolabe > mater

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1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel ii. ii. 13 This Iewel consisteth but of two plates, the one lydging and called the Mater, the other moouing thereon called the Reete.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vi. f. 281^v The forepart containeth two principall partes, that is, the Mater, which is vnmoouable, and the Rete, which is moouable.

1685 J. Twysden Use Analemma To Rdr. sig. A2^v I would not be thought to speak this in the least manner to lessen the Honour of Mr. Blagrave in his most excellent invention of applying a Rete to the Mater of Gemm-Friseus his Astrolabe.

1905 Sci. Amer. 12 Aug. 120/2 The Astrolabe of Regiomontanus... Mater is the name given to the large disk divided into degrees.

1987 J. A. Bennett Divided Circle i. 15 When the observer selects the plate appropriate to his latitude and fits it into the mater, he establishes a reference system of celestial co-ordinates based on his own horizon.

3. British slang. A mother. Also frequently as a form of address. Cf. pater n.² 2a.Formerly associated chiefly with British public schools; now chiefly archaic, humorous, or ironic.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun]

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1843 Bentley's Misc. Jan. 3 There is the mater with her!.. Come along, Jack!—I do want to see them so much!

1861 G. H. Lewes Let. 17 May in George Eliot Lett. (1954) III. 414 Mrs. Trollope I have seen, but when she called here Mater was out, so she has not seen her yet.

1864 Eton School Days i. 3 ‘Good-bye, mater; good-bye, Letty,’ said Philip. ‘Mind you write often,’ said his mother.

1888 J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge xxvii The Mater will do anything for me.

1908 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale iv. i. 436 The mater will fork out all my exes.

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon x. 213 Poor old Mater, she'll be horribly upset about it all.

1988 B. W. Aldiss Forgotten Life ix. 141 At that naughty boy's next outburst of misery, Mater was off.

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4. Anatomy. A membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. See dura mater n., pia mater n.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

matern.²

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mate v.³, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mate v.³ + -er suffix¹.

Biology.

An organism which mates or conjugates with another.

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1915 E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 183 In the case of simple conjugation the cell individuals which fuse or ‘mate’ with one another, and may be called ‘maters’ or ‘mating cells’.

1989 Nature 9 Feb. 509/1 Perhaps monogamous birds can be divided into two categories: those with few extra pair copulations..(infrequent maters); and those with relatively high levels of extra-pair copulations..(frequent maters).

1994 Biosci., Biotechnol., & Biochem. 58 2231/1 The mater segregants of wy2 behaved like heterothallic strains, during the early generations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mater
释义	matern.¹ Brit. /ˈmeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdər/, /ˈmɑdər/ Forms: late Middle English matere, late Middle English– mater. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin māter. Etymology: < classical Latin māter mother n.¹ In sense 1 after post-classical Latin mater womb (6th cent., translating ancient Greek μήτρα womb). In sense 2 after post-classical Latin mater part of an astrolabe (a1279 in Compositio et Operatio Astrolabii (on which Chaucer based part of the Treatise on the Astrolabe), a translation of an Arabic treatise by Mā shā' Allāh; 1327 in a British source), ultimately after Arabic umm, lit. ‘mother’. †1. The womb. Cf. mother n.¹ 8a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > womb wombeOE innethc888 bosom971 bitc1000 motherc1300 cloisterc1386 mawc1390 flanka1398 marisa1400 matricea1400 clausterc1400 mater?a1425 matrix?a1425 wamec1425 bellyc1440 oven?1510 bermother1527 child's bed1535 bairn-bedc1550 uterus1615 kelder1647 ventera1656 childbed1863 ?a1425 (?1373) Lelamour Herbal (1938) f. 12^v (MED) Hit..spurgiþ þe floure of a woman in hir mater yf she be washyn ther wiþe. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 354 (MED) Sche conseyved cryste in hire matere clere. 2. The thickest plate of an astrolabe. Cf. mother n.¹ 12.The term occurs in Pollard's text of Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe ( Wks., 1965) i. 3, but it is an editorial insertion. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > astrolabe > mater motherc1400 mater1585 1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel ii. ii. 13 This Iewel consisteth but of two plates, the one lydging and called the Mater, the other moouing thereon called the Reete. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vi. f. 281^v The forepart containeth two principall partes, that is, the Mater, which is vnmoouable, and the Rete, which is moouable. 1685 J. Twysden Use Analemma To Rdr. sig. A2^v I would not be thought to speak this in the least manner to lessen the Honour of Mr. Blagrave in his most excellent invention of applying a Rete to the Mater of Gemm-Friseus his Astrolabe. 1905 Sci. Amer. 12 Aug. 120/2 The Astrolabe of Regiomontanus... Mater is the name given to the large disk divided into degrees. 1987 J. A. Bennett Divided Circle i. 15 When the observer selects the plate appropriate to his latitude and fits it into the mater, he establishes a reference system of celestial co-ordinates based on his own horizon. 3. British slang. A mother. Also frequently as a form of address. Cf. pater n.² 2a.Formerly associated chiefly with British public schools; now chiefly archaic, humorous, or ironic. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] mothereOE dame?c1225 merea1275 childbearera1382 genitricea1500 mammy1523 dama1547 mama1555 genetrix1561 mam1570 mum?1595 old lady1599 authoressc1603 mam1608 genitress1610 old woman1668 old girl1745 mummy1768 momma1810 madre1815 maw1826 ma1829 marm1835 mater1843 mom1846 mommy1846 maternal1867 motherkins1870 muvver1871 mumsy1876 mamacita1887 mutti1905 birth mother1906 duchess1909 amma1913 momsey1914 mums1915 moms1925 mata1945 baby-mother1966 mama1982 old dear1985 baby-mama1986 1843 Bentley's Misc. Jan. 3 There is the mater with her!.. Come along, Jack!—I do want to see them so much! 1861 G. H. Lewes Let. 17 May in George Eliot Lett. (1954) III. 414 Mrs. Trollope I have seen, but when she called here Mater was out, so she has not seen her yet. 1864 Eton School Days i. 3 ‘Good-bye, mater; good-bye, Letty,’ said Philip. ‘Mind you write often,’ said his mother. 1888 J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge xxvii The Mater will do anything for me. 1908 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale iv. i. 436 The mater will fork out all my exes. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon x. 213 Poor old Mater, she'll be horribly upset about it all. 1988 B. W. Aldiss Forgotten Life ix. 141 At that naughty boy's next outburst of misery, Mater was off. Categories » 4. Anatomy. A membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. See dura mater n., pia mater n. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). matern.² Brit. /ˈmeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mate v.³, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mate v.³ + -er suffix¹. Biology. An organism which mates or conjugates with another. ΚΠ 1915 E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 183 In the case of simple conjugation the cell individuals which fuse or ‘mate’ with one another, and may be called ‘maters’ or ‘mating cells’. 1989 Nature 9 Feb. 509/1 Perhaps monogamous birds can be divided into two categories: those with few extra pair copulations..(infrequent maters); and those with relatively high levels of extra-pair copulations..(frequent maters). 1994 Biosci., Biotechnol., & Biochem. 58 2231/1 The mater segregants of wy2 behaved like heterothallic strains, during the early generations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹?a1425n.²1915
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