musan.¹

Brit.

/ˈmjuːsə/, U.S.

/ˈmjusə/

Forms: Plural 1800s musae, 1800s– musas.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin musa plantain or banana tree (c1322 in a British source; 13th cent. denoting a medicament made from plantain or banana) < Arabic mawz (see mauz n.), mawza (see muse n.⁴). Compare Italian musa (1560). Compare muse n.⁴

Originally: a plantain or banana plant. Later: any plant of the genus Musa (family Musaceae), which includes bananas and the tropical plantain, M. paradisiaca; (in form Musa) the genus itself. Cf. muse n.⁴Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 1043.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > banana tree > banana or plantain

musa1578

adam's figc1602

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Musaceae > [noun]

abaca1751

musa1832

musad1846

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxxviii. 704 Of Musa or Mose tree... The Mose tree leaues be so great and large, that one may easyly wrap a childe..in them.

1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 385 The same Botanists have placed the Musa in the Palmaceous Class.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Pharaoh's Fig, a genus of plants called by authors musa.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 270 The juice of the fruit and the lymph of the stem of Musa are slightly astringent.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iii. 46 Groups of musæ and dragon-trees.

1857 P. H. Gosse Omphalos ix. 252 The luxuriant musa-groves.

1877 P. L. Simmonds Trop. Agric. 466 Experience will soon determine which variety of Musa is most valuable for producing fibre.

1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 668/2 In the London Parks, Musas, especially the smaller ones, are often plunged in the ground in their pots during the summer.

1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1327/2 Many of the Musas require large houses to afford room for proper development.

1992 Harper's Mag. Dec. 52/2 Nazareth today is really two towns: one, the bustling Arab madina where the Musas once flourished.

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

musan.²

Brit.

/ˈmjuːzə/, U.S.

/ˈmjuzə/

Forms: 1900s– MUSA, 1900s– Musa, 1900s– musa.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English multiple unit steerable antenna.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of multiple unit steerable antenna (see quot. 1937).

Radio.

A radio aerial consisting of a number of rhombic elements in an end-fire array, giving a beam that can be varied in direction by varying the phase relations between the elements.

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society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > aerial > assembly of specific aerials

array1919

broadside array1932

musa1937

phased array1938

mattress1947

mattress array1947

billboard1950

1937 H. T. Friis & C. B. Feldman in Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 16 340 The word MUSA is coined from the initial letters of ‘multiple unit steerable antenna’.

1940 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 19 309 The principal parts of the two musa receivers occupy three rows of bays each about 25 feet long and 11½ feet high.

1946 Nature 10 Aug. 190/1 Vertical angles were measured on transmissions from Rugby received at Holmdel with ‘Musa’ equipment.

1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) I. 447/2 The multiple unit steerable antenna, abbreviated MUSA,..has a directional pattern 1° wide at 18 Mc.

1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July 146/1 A range of MUSA style coaxial connectors widely used in the audio/video industry.

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

单词	musa
释义	musan.¹ Brit. /ˈmjuːsə/, U.S. /ˈmjusə/ Forms: Plural 1800s musae, 1800s– musas. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin musa. Etymology: < post-classical Latin musa plantain or banana tree (c1322 in a British source; 13th cent. denoting a medicament made from plantain or banana) < Arabic mawz (see mauz n.), mawza (see muse n.⁴). Compare Italian musa (1560). Compare muse n.⁴ Originally: a plantain or banana plant. Later: any plant of the genus Musa (family Musaceae), which includes bananas and the tropical plantain, M. paradisiaca; (in form Musa) the genus itself. Cf. muse n.⁴Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 1043. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > banana tree > banana or plantain musa1578 adam's figc1602 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Musaceae > [noun] abaca1751 musa1832 musad1846 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxxviii. 704 Of Musa or Mose tree... The Mose tree leaues be so great and large, that one may easyly wrap a childe..in them. 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 385 The same Botanists have placed the Musa in the Palmaceous Class. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Pharaoh's Fig, a genus of plants called by authors musa. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 270 The juice of the fruit and the lymph of the stem of Musa are slightly astringent. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iii. 46 Groups of musæ and dragon-trees. 1857 P. H. Gosse Omphalos ix. 252 The luxuriant musa-groves. 1877 P. L. Simmonds Trop. Agric. 466 Experience will soon determine which variety of Musa is most valuable for producing fibre. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 668/2 In the London Parks, Musas, especially the smaller ones, are often plunged in the ground in their pots during the summer. 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1327/2 Many of the Musas require large houses to afford room for proper development. 1992 Harper's Mag. Dec. 52/2 Nazareth today is really two towns: one, the bustling Arab madina where the Musas once flourished. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). musan.² Brit. /ˈmjuːzə/, U.S. /ˈmjuzə/ Forms: 1900s– MUSA, 1900s– Musa, 1900s– musa. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English multiple unit steerable antenna. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of multiple unit steerable antenna (see quot. 1937). Radio. A radio aerial consisting of a number of rhombic elements in an end-fire array, giving a beam that can be varied in direction by varying the phase relations between the elements. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > aerial > assembly of specific aerials array1919 broadside array1932 musa1937 phased array1938 mattress1947 mattress array1947 billboard1950 1937 H. T. Friis & C. B. Feldman in Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 16 340 The word MUSA is coined from the initial letters of ‘multiple unit steerable antenna’. 1940 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 19 309 The principal parts of the two musa receivers occupy three rows of bays each about 25 feet long and 11½ feet high. 1946 Nature 10 Aug. 190/1 Vertical angles were measured on transmissions from Rugby received at Holmdel with ‘Musa’ equipment. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) I. 447/2 The multiple unit steerable antenna, abbreviated MUSA,..has a directional pattern 1° wide at 18 Mc. 1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July 146/1 A range of MUSA style coaxial connectors widely used in the audio/video industry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1578n.²1937
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