overtwistedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈtwɪstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈtwɪstᵻd/

Forms: see over- prefix and twisted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, twisted adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + twisted adj. Compare later overtwist v.

That has been twisted too much; characterized by excessive twisting.Quot. 1611 may refer simply to the action of twisting thread over upon itself, without any suggestion of excess.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grippets,..the rufflings, or snarles of ouer-twisted thread.

1846 W. Greener Gun (new ed.) 110 An attempt obtain figure..by separating the fibres, and obtaining only an over-twisted rope, if we may borrow a simile.

1956 Amer. Naturalist 90 363 Many specimens reach maturity..with an over-twisted chiasma instead of the untwisted type.

2000 Science (Nexis) 7 Apr. 95 Structural analysis of the coil shows that the actin cross-linking protein scruin captures actin filaments in a slightly overtwisted state.

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

单词	overtwisted
释义	overtwistedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈtwɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtwɪstᵻd/ Forms: see over- prefix and twisted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, twisted adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + twisted adj. Compare later overtwist v. That has been twisted too much; characterized by excessive twisting.Quot. 1611 may refer simply to the action of twisting thread over upon itself, without any suggestion of excess. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grippets,..the rufflings, or snarles of ouer-twisted thread. 1846 W. Greener Gun (new ed.) 110 An attempt obtain figure..by separating the fibres, and obtaining only an over-twisted rope, if we may borrow a simile. 1956 Amer. Naturalist 90 363 Many specimens reach maturity..with an over-twisted chiasma instead of the untwisted type. 2000 Science (Nexis) 7 Apr. 95 Structural analysis of the coil shows that the actin cross-linking protein scruin captures actin filaments in a slightly overtwisted state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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