单词 | pancratic |
释义 | pancraticadj.1 Greek History. Of or relating to the pancratium. More generally: fully disciplined or exercised in mind; having every kind of skill or accomplishment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective] > of persons universal1485 all-knowing1507 omniscious1588 pancratic1645 know-all1708 omniscienta1711 polymathic1754 omni-erudite1835 polyhistoric1878 polymath1881 know-it-all1883 know-all-about-it1887 pointy-head1960 pointy-headed1968 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > other unarmed combat > [adjective] > pancratium pancratical1581 pancratiastic1645 pancratic1645 pancratian1810 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having acquired skill or accomplished > universally pancratical1581 pancratic1731 1645 E. A. in J. Gower Pyrgomachia sig. F2v Too little stages thy Pancratick rage Have grac'd, th'art now brought on the world's great stage. 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 5) Pancratick, all-powerful, almighty. 1820 Ann. Reg. ii. 1296 The evolutions and manœuvres of the old Pancratic contests. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. Notices 2 The advantage of a pancratic or pantechnic education. 1871 Biblical Repertory Jan. 108 To prepare for the Olympic game or for the Pancratic contest by the study of anatomy. 1987 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 108 560 Pancratic glory is yours laid up at the Isthmus in double share, but at Nemea also and shared doubly and Pytheas' as well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pancraticadj.2 Optics. Of an eyepiece: capable of adjustment to many degrees of magnification. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [adjective] > eye-piece pancratic1831 stenopaeic1864 Kellner1865 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xliii. 363 It..has more recently been brought out as a new invention,..under the name of the Pancratic Eye Tube. 1878 J. N. Lockyer Stargazing 113 This arrangement is called Dollond's Pancratic eyepiece. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 654/1 Pankratic Microscope..has a sliding tube containing the eye-piece, by which its distance from the object glass may be changed, and various degrees of enlargement..obtained without change of glasses. 1940 Science 22 Mar. 286/1 This instrument was equipped with 4 Leitz apochromat objectives and paired 8x oculars. In addition there was attached to it a Zeiss pancratic condenser for illuminating. 1973 Science 12 Oct. 183/3 (advt.) A unique feature is the condenser turret with a pancratic illumination system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11645adj.21831 |
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