quartationn.

Brit.

/kwɔːˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/kwɔrˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin quartation-, quartatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quartation-, quartatio (a1541 in Paracelsus; 1652 in a British source) < classical Latin quartus fourth (see quart n.²) + -ātiō -ation suffix.

Metallurgy.

The addition of silver to a mixture of gold and silver until the proportions are about one to three, at which point it becomes possible to remove all the silver using nitric acid. Cf. inquartation n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > alloying > for specific purpose

quartation1617

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate Termes 346 Quartation is the separation of golde and siluer mixt together by foure vnequall parts.

1680 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) ii. 144 That Operation that Refiners call Quartation, which they employ to purifie Gold.

1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 149 The gold..is frequently alloyed with more or less silver, from which it is to be separated by quartation.

1804 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 94 415 Gold alloyed with iridium is not freed from it by cupellation, nor by quartation with silver.

1868 E. Seyd Bullion 219 Fine Gold may also be assayed without Quartation.

1938 R. Hum Chem. for Engin. Students xx. 543 The ‘parting’ of gold and silver can be carried out in several ways. Quartation consists in adding silver, until it constitutes nearly three quarters of the alloy.

1994 W. R. Newman Gehennical Fire 9 They go in the company of some gentleman to the house of the silversmith named Brechtelius and attempt to perform the test of quartation on the alchemical gold.

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

单词	quartation
释义	quartationn. Brit. /kwɔːˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /kwɔrˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin quartation-, quartatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quartation-, quartatio (a1541 in Paracelsus; 1652 in a British source) < classical Latin quartus fourth (see quart n.²) + -ātiō -ation suffix. Metallurgy. The addition of silver to a mixture of gold and silver until the proportions are about one to three, at which point it becomes possible to remove all the silver using nitric acid. Cf. inquartation n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > alloying > for specific purpose quartation1617 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate Termes 346 Quartation is the separation of golde and siluer mixt together by foure vnequall parts. 1680 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) ii. 144 That Operation that Refiners call Quartation, which they employ to purifie Gold. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 149 The gold..is frequently alloyed with more or less silver, from which it is to be separated by quartation. 1804 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 94 415 Gold alloyed with iridium is not freed from it by cupellation, nor by quartation with silver. 1868 E. Seyd Bullion 219 Fine Gold may also be assayed without Quartation. 1938 R. Hum Chem. for Engin. Students xx. 543 The ‘parting’ of gold and silver can be carried out in several ways. Quartation consists in adding silver, until it constitutes nearly three quarters of the alloy. 1994 W. R. Newman Gehennical Fire 9 They go in the company of some gentleman to the house of the silversmith named Brechtelius and attempt to perform the test of quartation on the alchemical gold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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