单词 | acrotomous |
释义 | acrotomousadj. Mineralogy. rare. Of a mineral: having a basal cleavage, i.e. one parallel with the basal plane. ΚΠ 1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 103 The only language fitted for a system of nomenclature..is the Latin language... The several varieties of cleavage may be expressed as follows: Peritomus..Cleavage parallel to the lateral faces. Acrotomus..Cleavage parallel to the basal plane. [Etc.]] 1844 F. Alger Phillips's Elem. Treat. Mineral. (ed. 5) 525 (heading) Jamesonite. Axotomous Antimony Glance, M[ohs]. Jamesonite, Haidinger. Lycites acrotomous, D[ana]. 1933 H. P. Tiemann Iron & Steel (ed. 3) 144 A body having a cleavage parallel with the base or top is acrotomous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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