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单词 phalangic
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phalangicadj.

Brit. /fəˈlan(d)ʒɪk/, U.S. /fəˈlændʒək/
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin phalang- , phalanx ; Greek ϕαλαγγ- , ϕάλαγξ ; -ic suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin phalang-, phalanx and its etymon ancient Greek ϕαλαγγ-, ϕάλαγξ phalanx n. + -ic suffix. In sense 1 after post-classical Latin phalanx phalanx n. (compare phalanx n. 4); compare phalangal adj., phalangar adj., phalangeal adj., phalangean adj., phalangial adj., phalangian adj.3R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1858 at sense 1) gives also a Latin form phalangicus. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (fălæ·ndʒik) /fəˈlændʒɪk/.
rare.
1. Anatomy and Zoology. = phalangeal adj. 1. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > [adjective] > bones of fingers or toes
phalangal1822
phalangic1822
phalangeal1828
phalangar1847
phalangian1848
phalangial1856
phalangiform1858
phalangean1882
1822 W. D. Coneybeare & W. Phillips Outl. Geol. Eng. & Wales I. ii. iii. 266 A series of flat polygonal bones greatly exceeding in number..the phalangic cartilages of the fins of the fish.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 928/1 Phalangicus, of or belonging to the phalanges: phalangic.
1983 Zoologica Scripta 12 147 (caption) Histological cross-sections of phalangic diaphyses in R[ana] temporaria individuals.
2. Relating to or of the nature of a military phalanx. Obsolete.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [adjective] > phalanx
phalangian1843
phalangic1846
1846 H. W. Torrens Remarks Uses Mil. Hist. 45 A modern tactician much given to prize the phalangic or columnar formation for troops.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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