oryctognosyn.

Brit.

/ˌɒrɪkˈtɒɡnəsi/, U.S.

/ˌɔrɪkˈtɑɡnəsi/

Forms: 1800s oryctognosie (irregular), 1800s– oryctognosy.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: orycto- comb. form, -gnosy comb. form.

Etymology: < orycto- comb. form + -gnosy comb. form, after German Oryktognosie (A. G. Werner, 1779 or earlier). Compare scientific Latin oryctognosia (1779 or earlier), French oryctognosie (1809 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier oryctognostic adj.

Now historical and rare.

The science or study of minerals; mineralogy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [noun]

mineralsa1500

mineralogy1671

oryctography1753

fossilogy1776

oryctognosy1801

oryctology1804

oryctics1888

rockhounding1949

1801 tr. M. H. Klaproth Analyt. Ess. Chem. Knowl. Mineral Substances I. viii. 99 (note) By Oryctognosy, Werner understands the scientific..discrimination of fossils..and their..classification.

1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 64 Mineralogy might be advantageously substituted for ‘Oryctognosie’.

1805 R. Jameson (title) System of mineralogy, comprehending oryctognosy, geognosy, mineralogical chemistry, mineralogical geography, and economical mineralogy... Vol. II.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. Introd. 32 Werner..in his lectures on Oryctognosy, or the general knowledge of minerals.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. ii. 89 Confounding descriptive mineralogy (oryctognosy) with geognosy.

1870 J. Thomas Universal Pronouncing Dict. 431/1 He [sc. J. A. F. Breithaupt] became professor of oryctognosy at Freiberg in 1827. He discovered a number of new species of minerals.

1956 M. H. Moore tr. A. A. Cournot Ess. Found. Knowl. xxii. 500 (table) Oryctognosy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oryctognosy
释义	oryctognosyn. Brit. /ˌɒrɪkˈtɒɡnəsi/, U.S. /ˌɔrɪkˈtɑɡnəsi/ Forms: 1800s oryctognosie (irregular), 1800s– oryctognosy. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: orycto- comb. form, -gnosy comb. form. Etymology: < orycto- comb. form + -gnosy comb. form, after German Oryktognosie (A. G. Werner, 1779 or earlier). Compare scientific Latin oryctognosia (1779 or earlier), French oryctognosie (1809 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier oryctognostic adj. Now historical and rare. The science or study of minerals; mineralogy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [noun] mineralsa1500 mineralogy1671 oryctography1753 fossilogy1776 oryctognosy1801 oryctology1804 oryctics1888 rockhounding1949 1801 tr. M. H. Klaproth Analyt. Ess. Chem. Knowl. Mineral Substances I. viii. 99 (note) By Oryctognosy, Werner understands the scientific..discrimination of fossils..and their..classification. 1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 64 Mineralogy might be advantageously substituted for ‘Oryctognosie’. 1805 R. Jameson (title) System of mineralogy, comprehending oryctognosy, geognosy, mineralogical chemistry, mineralogical geography, and economical mineralogy... Vol. II. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. Introd. 32 Werner..in his lectures on Oryctognosy, or the general knowledge of minerals. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. ii. 89 Confounding descriptive mineralogy (oryctognosy) with geognosy. 1870 J. Thomas Universal Pronouncing Dict. 431/1 He [sc. J. A. F. Breithaupt] became professor of oryctognosy at Freiberg in 1827. He discovered a number of new species of minerals. 1956 M. H. Moore tr. A. A. Cournot Ess. Found. Knowl. xxii. 500 (table) Oryctognosy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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