单词 | orismological |
释义 | orismologicaladj. Now rare. Relating to or characteristic of orismology; that explains or makes use of technical terms (frequently in humorous application). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > nomenclature or terminology > [adjective] terminological1773 nomenclatural1803 orismological1826 nomenclative1831 nomenclatory1875 orismologic1882 nomenclatorial1883 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. Advt. p. iv The Anatomical and Orismological Tables. 1852 J. Freeman Life Rev. W. Kirby 311 Criticising and perfecting our anatomical and orismological terms. 1940 Mod. Lang. Q. 1 178 The philological world appears to be threatened with an -emic scourge of what has been aptly termed orismological sesquipedalianism. 2001 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) (Nexis) 5 Dec. (Sports section) 1 d Here is my simplest orismological explanation: A seed is a dormant plant embryo [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826 |
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