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单词 perturbatory
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perturbatoryadj.n.

Brit. /pəˈtəːbət(ə)ri/, /ˌpəːtəˈbeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /pərˈtərbəˌtɔri/, /ˌpərdəˈbeɪdəri/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin perturbāt- , perturbāre , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < classical Latin perturbāt-, past participial stem of perturbāre perturb v. + -ory suffix2. Compare post-classical Latin perturbatorius causing disturbance (1431 in a British source). Compare earlier perturbative adj.
A. adj.
= perturbative adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > agitating, stirring, or mixing
churning1694
perturbatory1846
churned1878
1846 Athenæum 13 June 412/2 They had neglected in their calculations some of the influence due to the perturbatory action of the neighbouring planets.
1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 139 Not to continue perturbatory measures with a view to promote absorption too long.
1906 J. Rickaby Free Will & Four Eng. Philosophers 11 The absence of further perturbatory influences, such as would arise from the introduction of a new member [of] the solar system.
1997 W. Clarke Theory & Theol. in George Herbert's Poetry v. 228 Emotional expressions such as laughing and weeping are only consonant with Christian piety when the believer does not actually feel such perturbatory emotions.
B. n.
A quality supposedly present in the hands of some people, determining the nature of their ability to deflect a dowsing rod or pendulum. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > one who practises > power of
perturbatory1885
1885 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Feb. 112 The passive perturbatory is a high degree of expansive, and the active perturbatory in like manner a powerful compressive.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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