natantadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈneɪtnt/

Forms: late Middle English natand, 1700s– natant.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French natant; Latin natant-, natāns, natāre.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman natant swimming, or its etymon classical Latin natant-, natāns swimming, present participle (used as adjective) of natāre, frequentative form of nāre to swim, float, cognate with ancient Greek νήχειν to swim, Sanskrit snā- to wash, bathe, Avestan snā- to wash, bathe, Tocharian B nāsk- to bathe, Early Irish snám to swim, Welsh nawf swimming. Compare Italian natante (14th cent.), Middle French nater to swim (late 15th cent., rare).

1. Heraldry. Of a fish, dolphin, etc.: represented transversely, as if swimming, with its head to dexter; = naiant adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific movements of heraldic beasts

passantc1425

rampant1449

natantc1460

combatantc1500

issant1513

naiant1562

salient1562

cursant1572

naissant1572

vibrant1572

counter-salient1610

current1610

issuant1610

counter-passant1632

repassant1632

courant1727

contourné1728

c1460 Bk. Arms in Ancestor (1903) Apr. 187 (MED) Beryth asewre iij storgonys natand of gold maskelyd yn gowlys.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Naiant, or Natant (i.e. Swimming) is the proper Term in Heraldry, to Blazon Fishes in an Escutcheon, when they are drawn in an Horizontal Posture, Fess-wise, or Transversly across the Escutcheon.

1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 231 Natant, see Naiant. Naiant, swimming; applied to a fish borne horizontally.

1866 P. W. Lyman Hist. Easthampton 161 Arms—azure, on which appear 3 dolphins, natant.

1900 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 100/1 Helen suggests a sign manual for Alpena. It consists, she says, of a whitefish natant, three beavers mordant, and a pine tree statant.

†2. Of the pulse: healthy, regular. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > vascular system > circulation > pulsation > [adjective] > types of pulsation

slowa1398

stronga1398

throbbinga1450

systematical1658

long1671

natant1707

undose1707

vermiculose1707

exalted1742

salienta1791

inciduous1822

fluttering1834

sharp1843

sluggish1843

tricrotic1876

tricrotous1877

bounding1879

short1898

quadrigeminal1906

plateau1923

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 407 In a Disease from Water, if the Pulse be natant and great, 'tis a sign of Life.

3. Swimming, floating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > moving freely on surface

swimmingc1000

flittingc1425

floating1600

natant1753

floateda1800

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Natant Leaf, one which floats upon the surface of the water.

1831 ‘P. Palette’ Crayons from Commons 63 He who natant still delights to lave His pliant members in the limpid wave.

1847 D. Landsborough Arran (ed. 2) xv. 250 All the natant beauties of the deep.

1851 J. Anderson Course of Creation 205 This ball of stone and clay..cherishes into life natant forms, and creeping things, and flying dragons.

1981 Jrnl. Compar. Physiol. 145 21/2 Small natant crustaceans.

1987 R. Mistry Tales from Firozsha Baag (1992) 64 In the lamp glass coconut oil..rested golden-hued on water, a natant disc.

1998 Gulf of Mexico Sci. 16 54 No differences..could be detected among benthic invertebrates, natant invertebrates, or fishes.

Derivatives

† natantly adv. Obsolete rare in a swimming or floating manner.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adverb] > moving freely on surface

afloat?1473

floatingly1660

natantly1847

a-swim1870

1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Natantly, in a floating manner, swimmingly.

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

单词	natant
释义	natantadj. Brit. /ˈneɪt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈneɪtnt/ Forms: late Middle English natand, 1700s– natant. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French natant; Latin natant-, natāns, natāre. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman natant swimming, or its etymon classical Latin natant-, natāns swimming, present participle (used as adjective) of natāre, frequentative form of nāre to swim, float, cognate with ancient Greek νήχειν to swim, Sanskrit snā- to wash, bathe, Avestan snā- to wash, bathe, Tocharian B nāsk- to bathe, Early Irish snám to swim, Welsh nawf swimming. Compare Italian natante (14th cent.), Middle French nater to swim (late 15th cent., rare). 1. Heraldry. Of a fish, dolphin, etc.: represented transversely, as if swimming, with its head to dexter; = naiant adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific movements of heraldic beasts passantc1425 rampant1449 natantc1460 combatantc1500 issant1513 naiant1562 salient1562 cursant1572 naissant1572 vibrant1572 counter-salient1610 current1610 issuant1610 counter-passant1632 repassant1632 courant1727 contourné1728 c1460 Bk. Arms in Ancestor (1903) Apr. 187 (MED) Beryth asewre iij storgonys natand of gold maskelyd yn gowlys. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Naiant, or Natant (i.e. Swimming) is the proper Term in Heraldry, to Blazon Fishes in an Escutcheon, when they are drawn in an Horizontal Posture, Fess-wise, or Transversly across the Escutcheon. 1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 231 Natant, see Naiant. Naiant, swimming; applied to a fish borne horizontally. 1866 P. W. Lyman Hist. Easthampton 161 Arms—azure, on which appear 3 dolphins, natant. 1900 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 100/1 Helen suggests a sign manual for Alpena. It consists, she says, of a whitefish natant, three beavers mordant, and a pine tree statant. †2. Of the pulse: healthy, regular. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > circulation > pulsation > [adjective] > types of pulsation slowa1398 stronga1398 throbbinga1450 systematical1658 long1671 natant1707 undose1707 vermiculose1707 exalted1742 salienta1791 inciduous1822 fluttering1834 sharp1843 sluggish1843 tricrotic1876 tricrotous1877 bounding1879 short1898 quadrigeminal1906 plateau1923 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 407 In a Disease from Water, if the Pulse be natant and great, 'tis a sign of Life. 3. Swimming, floating. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > moving freely on surface swimmingc1000 flittingc1425 floating1600 natant1753 floateda1800 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Natant Leaf, one which floats upon the surface of the water. 1831 ‘P. Palette’ Crayons from Commons 63 He who natant still delights to lave His pliant members in the limpid wave. 1847 D. Landsborough Arran (ed. 2) xv. 250 All the natant beauties of the deep. 1851 J. Anderson Course of Creation 205 This ball of stone and clay..cherishes into life natant forms, and creeping things, and flying dragons. 1981 Jrnl. Compar. Physiol. 145 21/2 Small natant crustaceans. 1987 R. Mistry Tales from Firozsha Baag (1992) 64 In the lamp glass coconut oil..rested golden-hued on water, a natant disc. 1998 Gulf of Mexico Sci. 16 54 No differences..could be detected among benthic invertebrates, natant invertebrates, or fishes. Derivatives † natantly adv. Obsolete rare in a swimming or floating manner.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adverb] > moving freely on surface afloat?1473 floatingly1660 natantly1847 a-swim1870 1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Natantly, in a floating manner, swimmingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1460
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