paratonnerren.

Brit.

/ˌparətɒˈnɛː/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛrətəˈnɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s– paratonnerre, 1900s– paratonnère (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French paratonnerre.

Etymology: < French paratonnerre lightning conductor (1773) < para- para- prefix² + tonnerre thunder (see mille tonnerres int.).The following apparently shows use of the French word to denote a type of umbrella:1776 tr. G. Beccaria Terrestr. Atmospheric Electr. in tr. G. Beccaria Treat. Artific. Electr. 462 The instrument I mean is a fine umbrella made of silk cloth, with a handle of charred wood, which is coated over with sealing-wax: the Merchants in Paris who sell these kinds of umbrellas, call them Paratonnerres.

Now rare.

A lightning conductor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence > device or contrivance to protect a thing or person > lightning conductor

lightning rod1770

lightning conductor1773

thunder-rod1784

paratonnerre1821

lightning arrester1852

lightning discharger1853

1821 Philos. Mag. 57 43 The points of paratonnerre become naturally magnetised by the electricity of the atmospheric air.

1827 London Encycl. xv. 74 The stem of a paratonnerre effectually defends a circle of which it is the centre.

1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 112 Paratonnerres or Lightning Conductors for the Protection of Telegraph Lines.

1900 Catholic World Feb. 641 There are two paratonnerres in Paris to divert the wrath of Almighty God from blasphemous, sacrilegious France—lightning-rods put up by Good Paris to save Wicked Paris.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paratonnerre
释义	paratonnerren. Brit. /ˌparətɒˈnɛː/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrətəˈnɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s– paratonnerre, 1900s– paratonnère (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French paratonnerre. Etymology: < French paratonnerre lightning conductor (1773) < para- para- prefix² + tonnerre thunder (see mille tonnerres int.).The following apparently shows use of the French word to denote a type of umbrella:1776 tr. G. Beccaria Terrestr. Atmospheric Electr. in tr. G. Beccaria Treat. Artific. Electr. 462 The instrument I mean is a fine umbrella made of silk cloth, with a handle of charred wood, which is coated over with sealing-wax: the Merchants in Paris who sell these kinds of umbrellas, call them Paratonnerres. Now rare. A lightning conductor. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence > device or contrivance to protect a thing or person > lightning conductor lightning rod1770 lightning conductor1773 thunder-rod1784 paratonnerre1821 lightning arrester1852 lightning discharger1853 1821 Philos. Mag. 57 43 The points of paratonnerre become naturally magnetised by the electricity of the atmospheric air. 1827 London Encycl. xv. 74 The stem of a paratonnerre effectually defends a circle of which it is the centre. 1849 H. M. Noad Lect. Electr. (ed. 3) 112 Paratonnerres or Lightning Conductors for the Protection of Telegraph Lines. 1900 Catholic World Feb. 641 There are two paratonnerres in Paris to divert the wrath of Almighty God from blasphemous, sacrilegious France—lightning-rods put up by Good Paris to save Wicked Paris. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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