porta-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this form, e.g. porta-screen Brit.

/ˈpɔːtəskriːn/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrdəˌskrin/.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: portable adj.

Etymology: Shortened < portable adj.Apparently earliest in portapak n. In later formations frequently after Portakabin n.

Used to form the (often proprietary) names of various movable or portable versions of manufactured objects, devices, structures, etc., as specified by the second element: portacam, porta-crib, Porta-John [ < porta- comb. form + John n. 7] , porta-kit, porta-office, Porta-Phone, porta-printer, porta-screen, etc. See main entries for the more established compounds.The prefix has also enjoyed a particular vogue in science-fiction writers' depictions of future technology, leading to numerous temporary or ad hoc formations, several of which are attested below.

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1958 Washington Post 26 June a7/1 Called ‘Porta-Signal’.., the device can be operated by remote control at distances of up to 1500 feet.

1967 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 Feb. 3/6 Our portaphone is going over really well. We can't make them fast enough.

1969 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 13 Jan. in White House Diary (1970) 764 On the last trip [on Air Force One] I must be sure to take off..Patrick Lyn's porta-crib.

1976 Listener 12 Feb. 182/2 Would it have been impossible to shoehorn a few porta-cameras into the club in order to show her at her best?

1981 J. May Many-colored Land i. xv. 85 He harked back to some of the primitive conveniences he and Gen had suffered on boondock planets—portacans with broken heating units.

1984 D. Brin Practice Effect xi. iii. 247 Imagine, people who could make swords out of gemstones being perplexed over his rifle and his porta-microwave!

1985 M. W. Bonanno Dwellers in Crucible i. 9 One of whom held a small portascreen upon which he studied certain images.

1988 L. Martz & G. Carroll Ministry of Greed x. 197 One of the neighbors, concerned for the health of his shrubbery, rented a Porta-John.

1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xix. 393 The easiest part of the search, lovingly recorded for posterity by the portacams, began in what had been the conference room, now a three-foot pile of gravel.

1991 B. E. Ellis Amer. Psycho iv. 39 We used his portaphone to make the reservation.

1991 New Scientist 28 Sept. 27/2 The Porta-Office combines the most important office gadgets—a phone, keyboard, notepad which can interpret handwriting, and camera for transmitting faxes and still photographs.

1996 M8 Dec. 143/3 Besides having a TB 303, SH101 and all the usual gear on stage, they had a drum-brain out of a Simmons portakit which they had screaming for most of the set.

2000 Disability Now May 44/2 (advt.) Mercedes Vito 2.3 diesel, 1998 R..Lowered rear floor access, Portaramp.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porta-
释义	porta-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this form, e.g. porta-screen Brit. /ˈpɔːtəskriːn/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdəˌskrin/. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: portable adj. Etymology: Shortened < portable adj.Apparently earliest in portapak n. In later formations frequently after Portakabin n. Used to form the (often proprietary) names of various movable or portable versions of manufactured objects, devices, structures, etc., as specified by the second element: portacam, porta-crib, Porta-John [ < porta- comb. form + John n. 7] , porta-kit, porta-office, Porta-Phone, porta-printer, porta-screen, etc. See main entries for the more established compounds.The prefix has also enjoyed a particular vogue in science-fiction writers' depictions of future technology, leading to numerous temporary or ad hoc formations, several of which are attested below. ΚΠ 1958 Washington Post 26 June a7/1 Called ‘Porta-Signal’.., the device can be operated by remote control at distances of up to 1500 feet. 1967 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 Feb. 3/6 Our portaphone is going over really well. We can't make them fast enough. 1969 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 13 Jan. in White House Diary (1970) 764 On the last trip [on Air Force One] I must be sure to take off..Patrick Lyn's porta-crib. 1976 Listener 12 Feb. 182/2 Would it have been impossible to shoehorn a few porta-cameras into the club in order to show her at her best? 1981 J. May Many-colored Land i. xv. 85 He harked back to some of the primitive conveniences he and Gen had suffered on boondock planets—portacans with broken heating units. 1984 D. Brin Practice Effect xi. iii. 247 Imagine, people who could make swords out of gemstones being perplexed over his rifle and his porta-microwave! 1985 M. W. Bonanno Dwellers in Crucible i. 9 One of whom held a small portascreen upon which he studied certain images. 1988 L. Martz & G. Carroll Ministry of Greed x. 197 One of the neighbors, concerned for the health of his shrubbery, rented a Porta-John. 1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xix. 393 The easiest part of the search, lovingly recorded for posterity by the portacams, began in what had been the conference room, now a three-foot pile of gravel. 1991 B. E. Ellis Amer. Psycho iv. 39 We used his portaphone to make the reservation. 1991 New Scientist 28 Sept. 27/2 The Porta-Office combines the most important office gadgets—a phone, keyboard, notepad which can interpret handwriting, and camera for transmitting faxes and still photographs. 1996 M8 Dec. 143/3 Besides having a TB 303, SH101 and all the usual gear on stage, they had a drum-brain out of a Simmons portakit which they had screaming for most of the set. 2000 Disability Now May 44/2 (advt.) Mercedes Vito 2.3 diesel, 1998 R..Lowered rear floor access, Portaramp. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1958
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