peakednessn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpiːktnᵻs/,

/ˈpiːkᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpiktnᵻs/,

/ˈpikədnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peaked adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < peaked adj.¹ + -ness suffix.The trisyllabic pronunciation /ˈpiːkᵻdnᵻs/ is probably a fossilization of an earlier pronunciation of peaked /ˈpiːkɪd/, perhaps representing poetic or Scottish usage (compare the Scottish form peakit ): compare peaked adj.¹, -ed suffix¹.

1. The quality or condition of having or terminating in a peak or point. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun]

spearinessa1722

spikinessa1722

peakedness1832

pointedness1843

peakiness1861

acumination1866

1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. iv. 59 The peculiar peakedness of her nose.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 184 No mountain in the Alps produces a more vigorous impression of peakedness than the Matterhorn.

1990 T. M. Lehman in K. Carpenter & P. J. Currie Dinosaur Systematics (1992) xvi. 227 Where preserved, epoccipitals vary in size and peakedness within a single species.

2. Statistics. The extent to which distribution, as expressed in a graph, is concentrated in a peak or series of peaks.

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1927 Science 30 Dec. 634/2 It serves to indicate the self-consistency of the set of measurements, or the peakedness of the distribution diagram.

1948 Ann. Math. Statistics 19 76 (heading) On random variables with comparable peakedness.

1988 M. Tucker Techniques in Sedimentology (BNC) 79 Two of these [parameters] relate to the curve position (grain size and peakedness) and the other two to inclination of the limbs of the curve.

2001 Jrnl. Labor Econ. 19 304 The value assigned to γ determines the peakedness of the error distribution.

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

peakednessn.²

Brit.

/ˈpiːktnᵻs/,

/ˈpiːkᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpiktnᵻs/,

/ˈpikədnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peaked adj.², -ness suffix.

Etymology: < peaked adj.² + -ness suffix.

Pinched or sickly appearance; the state of being in poor health.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > appearance of ill health

peakedness1884

peakiness1922

1884 J. C. Harris in Cent. Mag. Nov. 121 Her general aspect of peakedness.

1937 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 3 Mar. 9/8 There was a healthy glow in it [sc. his face] now; the paleness and peakedness of malnutrition were gone.

1992 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 10 May h29 Mills transcends even her own lack of makeup to reach a sort of haggard peak, or haggard peakedness.

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

单词	peakedness
释义	peakednessn.¹ Brit. /ˈpiːktnᵻs/, /ˈpiːkᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpiktnᵻs/, /ˈpikədnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peaked adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < peaked adj.¹ + -ness suffix.The trisyllabic pronunciation /ˈpiːkᵻdnᵻs/ is probably a fossilization of an earlier pronunciation of peaked /ˈpiːkɪd/, perhaps representing poetic or Scottish usage (compare the Scottish form peakit ): compare peaked adj.¹, -ed suffix¹. 1. The quality or condition of having or terminating in a peak or point. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] spearinessa1722 spikinessa1722 peakedness1832 pointedness1843 peakiness1861 acumination1866 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. iv. 59 The peculiar peakedness of her nose. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 184 No mountain in the Alps produces a more vigorous impression of peakedness than the Matterhorn. 1990 T. M. Lehman in K. Carpenter & P. J. Currie Dinosaur Systematics (1992) xvi. 227 Where preserved, epoccipitals vary in size and peakedness within a single species. 2. Statistics. The extent to which distribution, as expressed in a graph, is concentrated in a peak or series of peaks. ΚΠ 1927 Science 30 Dec. 634/2 It serves to indicate the self-consistency of the set of measurements, or the peakedness of the distribution diagram. 1948 Ann. Math. Statistics 19 76 (heading) On random variables with comparable peakedness. 1988 M. Tucker Techniques in Sedimentology (BNC) 79 Two of these [parameters] relate to the curve position (grain size and peakedness) and the other two to inclination of the limbs of the curve. 2001 Jrnl. Labor Econ. 19 304 The value assigned to γ determines the peakedness of the error distribution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peakednessn.² Brit. /ˈpiːktnᵻs/, /ˈpiːkᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpiktnᵻs/, /ˈpikədnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peaked adj.², -ness suffix. Etymology: < peaked adj.² + -ness suffix. Pinched or sickly appearance; the state of being in poor health. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > appearance of ill health peakedness1884 peakiness1922 1884 J. C. Harris in Cent. Mag. Nov. 121 Her general aspect of peakedness. 1937 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 3 Mar. 9/8 There was a healthy glow in it [sc. his face] now; the paleness and peakedness of malnutrition were gone. 1992 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 10 May h29 Mills transcends even her own lack of makeup to reach a sort of haggard peak, or haggard peakedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1832n.²1884
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