punctaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpʌŋ(k)tl/, U.S.

/ˈpəŋ(k)t(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English punctale, 1600s– punctal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin punctalis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin punctalis relating to a point (from a1250 in British sources in philosophical context (see note below); 1363 in Chauliac with reference to cauterization; compare quot. ?a1425 at sense A. 1) < classical Latin punctum (see point n.¹) + -ālis -al suffix¹. With use as noun compare post-classical Latin punctale cauterizing instrument (1363 in Chauliac), point in geometry (1378 in a British source).In use in sense A. 1 perhaps an error for punctual adj. (see sense 1 at that entry). In quot. 1899 at sense A. 2 rendering post-classical Latin punctalis (c1360 in Wyclif).

A. adj.

†1. Of a cauterizing instrument: having a sharp point. Of a cauterization: producing or characterized by small pricks or punctures. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > puncture > [adjective]

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a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 104 Make smale cauteries punctale [v.r. punctales; L. punctualia], þat is to seie, as smal as þe eende of a pricke, bitwene ech whirlebon of þe necke.

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 119 Be þai [sc. warts] cauterized with a cauterie punctale [?c1425 Paris poyntede; Latin punctali] or wiþ a sharp medicyne.

2. Chiefly Philosophy. Of the nature of a point; occupying a point in space; having position but no spatial extent. Cf. punctual adj. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent > occupying a point in space

punctal1732

1732 R. Bentley Emendations Paradise Lost 27 Book VIII..Line 23 [sc. ‘Round this opacous Earth, this punctual spot’] for punctual, read punctal.

1899 M. H. Dziewicki Wyclif's De Logica III. Introd. p. xxiii His idea of the universe—one material being, made up of punctal atoms, filling all possible space.

1931 Jrnl. Relig. 11 112 The smallest possible division of space and time, the punctal atom and the instant, respectively.

1993 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 53 146 The two segments..are pictured as being spatially separated from ech other, and each segment will have its own punctal terminus.

†B. n.

1. A cauterizing instrument having a sharp point. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 164 ^v The 4a. instrument is punctale [?c1425 Paris a punctale; Latin punctale], hauyng a poynt or a pricke smalle and rounde, with which is cauterized þe skyn alone.

2. A dot, a speck, a small spot. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle

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1694 Philos. Trans. 1693 (Royal Soc.) 17 990 The white Owl..all the Feathers upon her Breast and Back being Snow-white, and tipp'd with a Punctal of Jet-black.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punctal
释义	punctaladj.n. Brit. /ˈpʌŋ(k)tl/, U.S. /ˈpəŋ(k)t(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English punctale, 1600s– punctal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin punctalis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin punctalis relating to a point (from a1250 in British sources in philosophical context (see note below); 1363 in Chauliac with reference to cauterization; compare quot. ?a1425 at sense A. 1) < classical Latin punctum (see point n.¹) + -ālis -al suffix¹. With use as noun compare post-classical Latin punctale cauterizing instrument (1363 in Chauliac), point in geometry (1378 in a British source).In use in sense A. 1 perhaps an error for punctual adj. (see sense 1 at that entry). In quot. 1899 at sense A. 2 rendering post-classical Latin punctalis (c1360 in Wyclif). A. adj. †1. Of a cauterizing instrument: having a sharp point. Of a cauterization: producing or characterized by small pricks or punctures. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > puncture > [adjective] punctala1400 punctuala1400 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 104 Make smale cauteries punctale [v.r. punctales; L. punctualia], þat is to seie, as smal as þe eende of a pricke, bitwene ech whirlebon of þe necke. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 119 Be þai [sc. warts] cauterized with a cauterie punctale [?c1425 Paris poyntede; Latin punctali] or wiþ a sharp medicyne. 2. Chiefly Philosophy. Of the nature of a point; occupying a point in space; having position but no spatial extent. Cf. punctual adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent > occupying a point in space punctal1732 1732 R. Bentley Emendations Paradise Lost 27 Book VIII..Line 23 [sc. ‘Round this opacous Earth, this punctual spot’] for punctual, read punctal. 1899 M. H. Dziewicki Wyclif's De Logica III. Introd. p. xxiii His idea of the universe—one material being, made up of punctal atoms, filling all possible space. 1931 Jrnl. Relig. 11 112 The smallest possible division of space and time, the punctal atom and the instant, respectively. 1993 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 53 146 The two segments..are pictured as being spatially separated from ech other, and each segment will have its own punctal terminus. †B. n. 1. A cauterizing instrument having a sharp point. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 164 ^v The 4a. instrument is punctale [?c1425 Paris a punctale; Latin punctale], hauyng a poynt or a pricke smalle and rounde, with which is cauterized þe skyn alone. 2. A dot, a speck, a small spot. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle puncta1398 pointa1400 masclec1400 specklec1440 pecklec1450 sprinkle1481 spreckle1513 frecklea1549 spruttle1553 dot1596 punctum1653 pip1676 spark1686 punctal1694 mail1727 punctule1785 puncta1858 freck1866 guttula1887 1694 Philos. Trans. 1693 (Royal Soc.) 17 990 The white Owl..all the Feathers upon her Breast and Back being Snow-white, and tipp'd with a Punctal of Jet-black. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1400
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