repandousadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈpandəs/, U.S.

/rəˈpændəs/,

/riˈpændəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin repandus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin repandus (see repand adj.) + -ous suffix.

Now rare.

Bent upward or outward; convexly curved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards > upwards and outwards

repandous1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. ii. 235 Though they be drawne repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 1 He was exceeding feeble in his lower parts, his legs growing not erect, but repandous and embowed.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 20 Round at the bottom, and somewhat repandous, or inverted at the top.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Repandous, bent upwards.

?1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) V. 540 The repandous sides of the exterior dome are framed of segments of circles, which would meet, if produced in a pointed arch at the top.

1859 B. Jaeger Life N. Amer. Insects (new ed.) 18 (caption) Repandous Tiger Beetle.

1952 A. W. Hunter Leighton's Compl. Bk. Dog (rev. ed.) v. 79 The repandous (bent upward) part of the under-jaw [of a boxer dog] with the lower lip (sometimes called the chin) must not rise above the front of the upper lip.

Derivatives

† repandousness n. Obsolete rare the quality of being bent backwards.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. ii Repandousness, bentness or bowingness backwards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repandous
释义	repandousadj. Brit. /rᵻˈpandəs/, U.S. /rəˈpændəs/, /riˈpændəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin repandus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin repandus (see repand adj.) + -ous suffix. Now rare. Bent upward or outward; convexly curved. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards > upwards and outwards repandous1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. ii. 235 Though they be drawne repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted. View more context for this quotation 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 1 He was exceeding feeble in his lower parts, his legs growing not erect, but repandous and embowed. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 20 Round at the bottom, and somewhat repandous, or inverted at the top. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Repandous, bent upwards. ?1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) V. 540 The repandous sides of the exterior dome are framed of segments of circles, which would meet, if produced in a pointed arch at the top. 1859 B. Jaeger Life N. Amer. Insects (new ed.) 18 (caption) Repandous Tiger Beetle. 1952 A. W. Hunter Leighton's Compl. Bk. Dog (rev. ed.) v. 79 The repandous (bent upward) part of the under-jaw [of a boxer dog] with the lower lip (sometimes called the chin) must not rise above the front of the upper lip. Derivatives † repandousness n. Obsolete rare the quality of being bent backwards.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. ii Repandousness, bentness or bowingness backwards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646
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