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单词 oolithic
释义

oolithicadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊəˈlɪθɪk/, U.S. /ˌoʊoʊˈlɪθɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: oo- comb. form, -lithic comb. form.
Etymology: < oo- comb. form + -lithic comb. form, after French oolithique (1818). Compare Spanish oolithico (1856), oolitico (1868). Compare earlier oolitic adj., and (in different sense) oolith n.
Geology.
= oolitic adj.Oolitic is the preferred term.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > calcareous > oolite
oolitic1796
oviform1799
oolithic1895
1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 444 (table) Jurassic... Oolithic... Lias.
1917 Amer. Naturalist 51 498 Possibly some [Artemisia eggs] may settle into the smooth oolithic sand of the open lake bottom.
1947 Geogr. Jrnl. 110 82 In the great Midland Triangle of ancient woodlands between the lower Severn, the Midland Gate and the Oolithic Limestone escarpment hill villages occur only thinly except in the Welsh Border counties west of the River Severn.
1991 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 18 263 Geology... Cretaceous... Oolithic... Liasic.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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