nexaladj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛksl/, U.S.

/ˈnɛks(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nexus n., -al suffix¹, nexum n.

Etymology: In sense 1 < nexus n. + -al suffix¹. In sense 2 < nexum n. + -al suffix¹.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nexus (in various senses).Used esp. in Linguistics (see nexus n. 1b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [adjective] > relating to a nexus

nexal1871

1871 Q. Jrnl. Pure & Appl. Math. 11 295 The plane containing the two intersecting non-consecutive lines envelopes a torse which is called the nexal torse.

1917 O. Jespersen Negation in Eng. & Other Langs. 42 Special and Nexal Negation.

1917 O. Jespersen Negation in Eng. & Other Langs. 44 There is a general tendency to use nexal negation wherever it is possible.

1933 Eng. Stud. 15 148 I don't wish to speak to you ever again..is a more polite formula for: I wish never to speak to you again. We have here a very curious case of ‘cleaving of never’ and ‘nexal attraction’.

1937 V. Mathesius in Mélanges de Linguistique et de Philologie offerts à J. van Ginneken 82 Professor Jespersen has repeatedly called attention to the difference between what he calls special negation and what he calls nexal negation.

1962 Science 31 Aug. 672/1 In the heart..some regions of the intercalated disc may be nexuses... In the brain also there are interactions between groups of cells from which one might infer the existence of a nexal relation.

1987 Experientia 43 1091 Cell pairs isolated from adult rat and guinea pig ventricles were used to study the electrical properties of the nexal membrane.

2. Roman Law. Of or relating to a nexum.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > [adjective] > various epithets applied to laws

vagabondc1485

strait1503

strict1578

unrelaxable1615

sanguinary1625

standard1660

formal1701

supplementary1714

eludible1735

organic1831

antinomic1849

loopy1856

antinomical1877

contravenable1880

violable1885

nexal1886

entrenched1920

hard1935

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 675/2 The nexal creditor's imprisonment of his defaulting debtor.

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 681/1 The Pœtilian law of 428, abolishing the nexal contract.

1901 A. H. J. Greenidge Rom. Public Life 91 It is probable that in early times plebeian law recognised no debt except that created by the nexal contract.

1928 A. Kocourek Jural Relations (ed. 2) 437 Nexal, a term to qualify the capability or constraint of any specific zygnomic relation. Example: a creditor has a nexal claim against his debtor; the debtor owes a nexal duty to pay.

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

单词	nexal
释义	nexaladj. Brit. /ˈnɛksl/, U.S. /ˈnɛks(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nexus n., -al suffix¹, nexum n. Etymology: In sense 1 < nexus n. + -al suffix¹. In sense 2 < nexum n. + -al suffix¹. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nexus (in various senses).Used esp. in Linguistics (see nexus n. 1b). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [adjective] > relating to a nexus nexal1871 1871 Q. Jrnl. Pure & Appl. Math. 11 295 The plane containing the two intersecting non-consecutive lines envelopes a torse which is called the nexal torse. 1917 O. Jespersen Negation in Eng. & Other Langs. 42 Special and Nexal Negation. 1917 O. Jespersen Negation in Eng. & Other Langs. 44 There is a general tendency to use nexal negation wherever it is possible. 1933 Eng. Stud. 15 148 I don't wish to speak to you ever again..is a more polite formula for: I wish never to speak to you again. We have here a very curious case of ‘cleaving of never’ and ‘nexal attraction’. 1937 V. Mathesius in Mélanges de Linguistique et de Philologie offerts à J. van Ginneken 82 Professor Jespersen has repeatedly called attention to the difference between what he calls special negation and what he calls nexal negation. 1962 Science 31 Aug. 672/1 In the heart..some regions of the intercalated disc may be nexuses... In the brain also there are interactions between groups of cells from which one might infer the existence of a nexal relation. 1987 Experientia 43 1091 Cell pairs isolated from adult rat and guinea pig ventricles were used to study the electrical properties of the nexal membrane. 2. Roman Law. Of or relating to a nexum. ΘΚΠ society > law > [adjective] > various epithets applied to laws vagabondc1485 strait1503 strict1578 unrelaxable1615 sanguinary1625 standard1660 formal1701 supplementary1714 eludible1735 organic1831 antinomic1849 loopy1856 antinomical1877 contravenable1880 violable1885 nexal1886 entrenched1920 hard1935 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 675/2 The nexal creditor's imprisonment of his defaulting debtor. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 681/1 The Pœtilian law of 428, abolishing the nexal contract. 1901 A. H. J. Greenidge Rom. Public Life 91 It is probable that in early times plebeian law recognised no debt except that created by the nexal contract. 1928 A. Kocourek Jural Relations (ed. 2) 437 Nexal, a term to qualify the capability or constraint of any specific zygnomic relation. Example: a creditor has a nexal claim against his debtor; the debtor owes a nexal duty to pay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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