单词 | physiognosy |
释义 | > as lemmasphysiognosy physiognosy n. Brit. , U.S. rare (a) natural science, the study of nature; (b) the branch of geology that deals with the structure and composition of rocks, as distinct from their origin and development.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > biology biology1799 organomy1801 physiognosya1832 biological science1856 organonomy1857 life science1861 biognosy1880 bugs1900 bioscience1941 bio1943 a1832 J. Bentham Ess. Logic in Wks. (1843) VIII. 284 Natural History..which..may more aptly and expressively, it should seem, be designated by the term Physiognosy. 1885 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 23 226 It should consist of three parts or sections, first Statical Geognosy or Physiognosy. 1950 T. A. Goudge Thought of C. S. Peirce ii. 47 This class divides into two subclasses, the physical and the psychical sciences, or ‘physiognosy’ and ‘psychognosy’. The former studies the working of efficient causation. < as lemmas |
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