| 单词 | penetrating power |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenetrating power The action of penetrate v. (in various senses). Frequently attributive, esp. in penetrating power (sometimes spec. = penetration n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > [noun] > instrument for looking through > power of penetrating1656 penetration1799 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > act of penetration1605 penetrating1656 intuition1780 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso ii. liv. 314 Mistaken in their penetrating [It. nel voler penetrar] into the hidden sense of their actions. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Perforated... The Armorists use it to express the passing or penetrating of one Ordinary (in part) thro' another. 1832 in A. Pritchard Microsc. Cabinet xviii. 175 A test is an object which serves to render sensible both the perfection and imperfection of an instrument, as to defining and penetrating power. 1870 H. Cholmondeley-Pennell Mod. Pract. Angler i. 9 The round and Kirby bends are very deficient in penetrating power, and disproportionately short in the shank as compared to their breadth of bend. 1936 N. Feather Introd. Nucl. Physics i. 5 These photographs illustrate clearly the reason for the great penetrating power of γ radiation. 1978 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 33 42 Experience had also shown him [sc. William Herschel] that although penetrating power and the power to resolve detail were not quite the same, they were closely related. 1989 Sports Illustr. (Nexis) 22 May 22 The creative player on the perimeter who is highly skilled at passing, penetrating and shooting. < as lemmas |
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