ruptiveadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌptɪv/, U.S.

/ˈrəptɪv/

Forms: late Middle English ruptiue, late Middle English ruptyue, 1800s– ruptive.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ruptivus ; Latin rupt- , rumpere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: In early use < post-classical Latin ruptivus causing eruption (a1250 in a British source) < classical Latin rupt- , past participial stem of rumpere to break (see rumpent n.) + -īvus -ive suffix. In later use < classical Latin rupt-, past participial stem of rumpere (see above) + -ive suffix. Compare Middle French ruptif (1478).

1. Causing, or tending to cause, breaking or rupture; characterized by rupture. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective]

ruptive?a1425

chinking1578

breaking1597

chapping1610

obrumpent1656

disrumpent1657

snapping1823

fracturing1830

disrupting1849

disruptic1889

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 175 (MED) Medicyne caustic, scarotic, & ruptiue [L. ruptura] is þat þat bristeþ & brynneþ þe skyn & þe flesh & þe complexioun of þam.

c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 6) (1910) 83 (MED) Auripigment is..putrefactiue, ruptyue, and cauteriatyue.

1872 Ann. Rep. Secretary of War 403 In the gun, if sections AB, severally competent to withstand a ruptive force exerted from within outwardly, [etc.].

1918 H. G. Haskell et al. in R. Peele Mining Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 3) 145 Gaseous products are of most importance to the miner, since they determine character of fumes after a blast, and provide the ruptive force.

1944 Geogr. Rev. 34 170 If we go back somewhat farther..the transition between the past and the present takes on a truly ruptive aspect.

2. Zoology. Of animal coloration: that makes it hard to discern the form or outline of an animal or a part of it. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1909 G. H. Thayer Concealing-coloration Animal Kingdom xiii. 78 ‘Ruptive’ markings, in general, are bold, massed patterns of contrasting shades and colors, disposed at seeming haphazard over the animal's body, but in reality arranged according to the rigid laws of disguise.

1921 Bird-lore 23 326 The advantages of ruptive marks and of color patterns simulating the environment can likewise be demonstrated.

1944 Auk 61 244 Sitting perfectly still on the eggs, relying on its ruptive coloration to escape observation.

2006 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 273 2433/1 Thayer (1909) proposed a different form of camouflage; a theory of disruptive (‘ruptive’) coloration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruptive
释义	ruptiveadj. Brit. /ˈrʌptɪv/, U.S. /ˈrəptɪv/ Forms: late Middle English ruptiue, late Middle English ruptyue, 1800s– ruptive. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ruptivus ; Latin rupt- , rumpere , -ive suffix. Etymology: In early use < post-classical Latin ruptivus causing eruption (a1250 in a British source) < classical Latin rupt- , past participial stem of rumpere to break (see rumpent n.) + -īvus -ive suffix. In later use < classical Latin rupt-, past participial stem of rumpere (see above) + -ive suffix. Compare Middle French ruptif (1478). 1. Causing, or tending to cause, breaking or rupture; characterized by rupture. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] ruptive?a1425 chinking1578 breaking1597 chapping1610 obrumpent1656 disrumpent1657 snapping1823 fracturing1830 disrupting1849 disruptic1889 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 175 (MED) Medicyne caustic, scarotic, & ruptiue [L. ruptura] is þat þat bristeþ & brynneþ þe skyn & þe flesh & þe complexioun of þam. c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 6) (1910) 83 (MED) Auripigment is..putrefactiue, ruptyue, and cauteriatyue. 1872 Ann. Rep. Secretary of War 403 In the gun, if sections AB, severally competent to withstand a ruptive force exerted from within outwardly, [etc.]. 1918 H. G. Haskell et al. in R. Peele Mining Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 3) 145 Gaseous products are of most importance to the miner, since they determine character of fumes after a blast, and provide the ruptive force. 1944 Geogr. Rev. 34 170 If we go back somewhat farther..the transition between the past and the present takes on a truly ruptive aspect. 2. Zoology. Of animal coloration: that makes it hard to discern the form or outline of an animal or a part of it. Now historical. ΚΠ 1909 G. H. Thayer Concealing-coloration Animal Kingdom xiii. 78 ‘Ruptive’ markings, in general, are bold, massed patterns of contrasting shades and colors, disposed at seeming haphazard over the animal's body, but in reality arranged according to the rigid laws of disguise. 1921 Bird-lore 23 326 The advantages of ruptive marks and of color patterns simulating the environment can likewise be demonstrated. 1944 Auk 61 244 Sitting perfectly still on the eggs, relying on its ruptive coloration to escape observation. 2006 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 273 2433/1 Thayer (1909) proposed a different form of camouflage; a theory of disruptive (‘ruptive’) coloration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1425
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