multipedn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌltɪpɛd/, U.S.

/ˈməltiˌpɛd/; see also multi- comb. form.

Forms: 1600s– multiped, 1600s– multipede.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin multipeda, multiped-, multipēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin multipeda (also multiped-, multipēs) a small creature with many feet or legs < multi- multi- comb. form + pēs foot (see -ped comb. form), after ancient Greek πολύπους polypus n. Compare quadruped n.Compare Middle English multipes denoting a nasal polyp (after post-classical Latin multipes, in this sense attributed to Avenzoar (12th cent.)):?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 90^v It is said forsoþ polipus, i. lopster, to þe maner of þat fish so named..for it haþ many feete..and forþi..it is named multipes.

A. n.

An animal with many feet (now chiefly historical and poetic); †a woodlouse (obsolete). In later use also: a machine with several legs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > animal with many feet

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polypod1753

polyped1822

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Arthostraca > order Isopoda > family Oniscidae or genus Oniscus

lockchestera1400

sow14..

lugdora1425

louk?a1450

lockchestc1450

cheslip1530

palmer1538

chestworm1544

Robin Goodfellow's louse1552

monk's peason1558

cheslock1574

porcelet1578

swine louse1579

hog-louse1580

multiped1601

kitchen-bob1610

woodlouse1611

loop1612

millipede1612

timber-sow1626

cheeselog1657

sow-louse1658

thurse-louse1658

onisc1661

monkey pea1682

slater1684

slatter1739

sow-bug1750

Oniscus1806

pig louse1819

hob-thrush1828

land-slater1863

pig's louse1888

wall-louse1899

oniscoid1909

chucky-pig1946

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 378 A liniment made with the creepers called Sowes or Multipedes.

1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2067 The Long and Round-bodied lead-coloured [Birch: lead-coloured] Julus, distinguished from all other Multipeds, in that their innumerable legs are as small as hair, and white.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. ix. i. 435 It is a wonderful pretty Mechanism observable in the going of Multipedes, as the Juli, Scolopendræ, &c.

1860 Temple Bar 1 127 Those multipeds have the advantage over quadrupeds.

1861 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 766 A blood-thirsty swarm of brown broad backed multipeds.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xix. 510 The beautiful creature [sc. a viper] pulled itself together and slipped away, rowing on the ground with its ribs—a nullipede become a multipede.

1970 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 31 221 He organized his material according to the type of motion: creeping, flying, swimming, walking in bipeds, and finally, walking in quadrupeds and multipeds.

1984 Commodore User Mar. 49 In this game for the Vic you have to guide the amiable multiped to food in the form of leaves.

1992 D. Levertov Evening Train 107 (title of poem) Embracing the multipede [sc. a caterpillar].

B. adj.

†1. Of an animal: having many feet. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having many feet

multipedous1654

polypod1707

multiped1736

polyped1822

polypodous1858

1736 H. Brooke Universal Beauty v. 110 All the wondrous train, Who plung'd recluse in silent caverns sleep; Or multipede, Earth's leafy verdure creep.

1798 G. Wakefield Lett. Sir J. Scott 18 Every fellow-creature, biped, quadruped, or multiped.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Multiped, Having many feet.

1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Multipede, having many feet.

2. Of a machine or vehicle: having more than two legs.

ΚΠ

1974 Math. Rev. 47 252/2 A theoretical study of..gaits for animals or legged vehicles which focuses on the properties of a binary ‘gait matrix’ for multiped locomotion systems.

1977 Information Rep. (Forest Managem. Inst., Canad. Forestry Service) No. FMR-X-95. p. iii This is a study of the technical feasibility of a hybrid air-cushion vehicle with a multiped means of ground contact propulsion and control.

1999 Advanced Robotics 13 277 Multiped locomotions have several gait modes and in most cases none of them is universally optimal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	multiped
释义	multipedn.adj. Brit. /ˈmʌltɪpɛd/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌpɛd/; see also multi- comb. form. Forms: 1600s– multiped, 1600s– multipede. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin multipeda, multiped-, multipēs. Etymology: < classical Latin multipeda (also multiped-, multipēs) a small creature with many feet or legs < multi- multi- comb. form + pēs foot (see -ped comb. form), after ancient Greek πολύπους polypus n. Compare quadruped n.Compare Middle English multipes denoting a nasal polyp (after post-classical Latin multipes, in this sense attributed to Avenzoar (12th cent.)):?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 90^v It is said forsoþ polipus, i. lopster, to þe maner of þat fish so named..for it haþ many feete..and forþi..it is named multipes. A. n. An animal with many feet (now chiefly historical and poetic); †a woodlouse (obsolete). In later use also: a machine with several legs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > animal with many feet multiped1601 polypod1753 polyped1822 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Arthostraca > order Isopoda > family Oniscidae or genus Oniscus lockchestera1400 sow14.. lugdora1425 louk?a1450 lockchestc1450 cheslip1530 palmer1538 chestworm1544 Robin Goodfellow's louse1552 monk's peason1558 cheslock1574 porcelet1578 swine louse1579 hog-louse1580 multiped1601 kitchen-bob1610 woodlouse1611 loop1612 millipede1612 timber-sow1626 cheeselog1657 sow-louse1658 thurse-louse1658 onisc1661 monkey pea1682 slater1684 slatter1739 sow-bug1750 Oniscus1806 pig louse1819 hob-thrush1828 land-slater1863 pig's louse1888 wall-louse1899 oniscoid1909 chucky-pig1946 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 378 A liniment made with the creepers called Sowes or Multipedes. 1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2067 The Long and Round-bodied lead-coloured [Birch: lead-coloured] Julus, distinguished from all other Multipeds, in that their innumerable legs are as small as hair, and white. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. ix. i. 435 It is a wonderful pretty Mechanism observable in the going of Multipedes, as the Juli, Scolopendræ, &c. 1860 Temple Bar 1 127 Those multipeds have the advantage over quadrupeds. 1861 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 766 A blood-thirsty swarm of brown broad backed multipeds. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xix. 510 The beautiful creature [sc. a viper] pulled itself together and slipped away, rowing on the ground with its ribs—a nullipede become a multipede. 1970 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 31 221 He organized his material according to the type of motion: creeping, flying, swimming, walking in bipeds, and finally, walking in quadrupeds and multipeds. 1984 Commodore User Mar. 49 In this game for the Vic you have to guide the amiable multiped to food in the form of leaves. 1992 D. Levertov Evening Train 107 (title of poem) Embracing the multipede [sc. a caterpillar]. B. adj. †1. Of an animal: having many feet. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having many feet multipedous1654 polypod1707 multiped1736 polyped1822 polypodous1858 1736 H. Brooke Universal Beauty v. 110 All the wondrous train, Who plung'd recluse in silent caverns sleep; Or multipede, Earth's leafy verdure creep. 1798 G. Wakefield Lett. Sir J. Scott 18 Every fellow-creature, biped, quadruped, or multiped. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Multiped, Having many feet. 1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Multipede, having many feet. 2. Of a machine or vehicle: having more than two legs. ΚΠ 1974 Math. Rev. 47 252/2 A theoretical study of..gaits for animals or legged vehicles which focuses on the properties of a binary ‘gait matrix’ for multiped locomotion systems. 1977 Information Rep. (Forest Managem. Inst., Canad. Forestry Service) No. FMR-X-95. p. iii This is a study of the technical feasibility of a hybrid air-cushion vehicle with a multiped means of ground contact propulsion and control. 1999 Advanced Robotics 13 277 Multiped locomotions have several gait modes and in most cases none of them is universally optimal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1601
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