plurivalentadj.

Brit.

/ˌplʊərɪˈveɪlənt/,

/ˌplɔːrɪˈveɪlənt/,

/ˌplʊəˈrɪvələnt/,

/ˌplɔːˈrɪvələnt/, U.S.

/ˌplʊrəˈveɪl(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pluri- comb. form, -valent comb. form.

Etymology: < pluri- comb. form + -valent comb. form. Compare French plurivalent (1907 or earlier in sense 1; the corresponding noun plurivalence is earlier: 1878). Compare multivalent adj.

1. Cell Biology. = multivalent adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [adjective] > chromosome > chromosomes in respect of meiosis

non-homologous1883

quadrivalent1898

univalent1898

bivalent1899

plurivalent1901

homologous1903

heterotropic1905

monovalent1906

heteromorphic1917

homomorphic1917

trivalent1921

multivalent1929

sexivalent1931

nullisomic1932

quinquevalent1935

1901 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 192 A careful examination of these larger elements shows that in every case four bivalent chromosomes form together a plurivalent one.

1905 E. B. Wilson in Jrnl. Exper. Zoöl. 2 374 In the case of compound or plurivalent chromosomes..McClung's term ‘chromatid’ may conveniently be applied to each of their univalent constituents.

1976 Nature 1 Jan. 57/1 Aggregation of the minute somatic single chromosomes to large plurivalent chromosomes prevents mistakes in meiotic distribution.

2. gen. Having more than one value, meaning, interpretation, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adjective] > having many meanings

multivalent1933

plurivalent1937

polyvalent1957

1937 tr. G. A. Borgese Goliath: March of Fascism 200 Nietzsche..was at that time an ambivalent or plurivalent oracle to him [sc. Mussolini].

1952 Archivum Linguisticum 4 169 The sorting out of plurivalent words like G. Preis between ‘prize’ and ‘price’.

2000 America (Nexis) 182 25 Eliot would no doubt have seen the whole weight of human history in the words of Dante. What he wrote was plurivalent, besides containing hidden biography.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plurivalent
释义	plurivalentadj. Brit. /ˌplʊərɪˈveɪlənt/, /ˌplɔːrɪˈveɪlənt/, /ˌplʊəˈrɪvələnt/, /ˌplɔːˈrɪvələnt/, U.S. /ˌplʊrəˈveɪl(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pluri- comb. form, -valent comb. form. Etymology: < pluri- comb. form + -valent comb. form. Compare French plurivalent (1907 or earlier in sense 1; the corresponding noun plurivalence is earlier: 1878). Compare multivalent adj. 1. Cell Biology. = multivalent adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [adjective] > chromosome > chromosomes in respect of meiosis non-homologous1883 quadrivalent1898 univalent1898 bivalent1899 plurivalent1901 homologous1903 heterotropic1905 monovalent1906 heteromorphic1917 homomorphic1917 trivalent1921 multivalent1929 sexivalent1931 nullisomic1932 quinquevalent1935 1901 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 20 192 A careful examination of these larger elements shows that in every case four bivalent chromosomes form together a plurivalent one. 1905 E. B. Wilson in Jrnl. Exper. Zoöl. 2 374 In the case of compound or plurivalent chromosomes..McClung's term ‘chromatid’ may conveniently be applied to each of their univalent constituents. 1976 Nature 1 Jan. 57/1 Aggregation of the minute somatic single chromosomes to large plurivalent chromosomes prevents mistakes in meiotic distribution. 2. gen. Having more than one value, meaning, interpretation, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adjective] > having many meanings multivalent1933 plurivalent1937 polyvalent1957 1937 tr. G. A. Borgese Goliath: March of Fascism 200 Nietzsche..was at that time an ambivalent or plurivalent oracle to him [sc. Mussolini]. 1952 Archivum Linguisticum 4 169 The sorting out of plurivalent words like G. Preis between ‘prize’ and ‘price’. 2000 America (Nexis) 182 25 Eliot would no doubt have seen the whole weight of human history in the words of Dante. What he wrote was plurivalent, besides containing hidden biography. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1901
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