meniscateadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈnɪskeɪt/,

/mᵻˈnɪskət/, U.S.

/məˈnɪsˌkeɪt/,

/məˈnɪskət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meniscus n., -ate suffix².

Etymology: < meniscus n. + -ate suffix². N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mĭni·skĕt) /mɪˈnɪskət/.

Resembling a meniscus; crescent-shaped in cross-section.The word defined in quot. 1866 appears to be a homographic noun, but has been interpreted as the adjective in view of later evidence.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 735/1 Meniscate, a cylinder bent into half a circle.

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Meniscate, resembling the section of a meniscus: applied in botany to a cylindrical body bent into a semicircle.

1972 Brittonia 30 247 Meniscoid (meniscate), bent into a half-circle; shaped as a watch crystal; crescent-shaped.

1984 Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 47 289 Alternating meniscate layers of silt and clay.

1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iv. 85 (caption) Endogenic burrow represented by infaunal echinoid producing meniscate backfill.

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

单词	meniscate
释义	meniscateadj. Brit. /mᵻˈnɪskeɪt/, /mᵻˈnɪskət/, U.S. /məˈnɪsˌkeɪt/, /məˈnɪskət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meniscus n., -ate suffix². Etymology: < meniscus n. + -ate suffix². N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mĭni·skĕt) /mɪˈnɪskət/. Resembling a meniscus; crescent-shaped in cross-section.The word defined in quot. 1866 appears to be a homographic noun, but has been interpreted as the adjective in view of later evidence. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 735/1 Meniscate, a cylinder bent into half a circle. 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Meniscate, resembling the section of a meniscus: applied in botany to a cylindrical body bent into a semicircle. 1972 Brittonia 30 247 Meniscoid (meniscate), bent into a half-circle; shaped as a watch crystal; crescent-shaped. 1984 Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 47 289 Alternating meniscate layers of silt and clay. 1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iv. 85 (caption) Endogenic burrow represented by infaunal echinoid producing meniscate backfill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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