saddle-shapedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsadlʃeɪpt/, U.S.

/ˈsæd(ə)lˌʃeɪpt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: saddle n.¹, shaped adj.

Etymology: < saddle n.¹ + shaped adj.

Resembling a saddle in shape; spec. (a) having or consisting of a rounded arch or depression; (b) having or consisting of a steep-sided arch or depression culminating in a central ridge or apex; (c) Science and Mathematics concave in one plane and convex in another; containing a saddle point (saddle point n. (a) at saddle n.¹ Compounds 4).

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > anticline

saddle-shaped1795

anticlinal1833

saddleback1854

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > downwards in the middle

saddle-shaped1795

sagged1893

sagging1897

1795 J. G. Schmeisser Syst. Min. I. 223 Of three sided pyramidical figure. a. The lenticular. b. The saddle shaped lenticular.

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 594/2 The limestone is uplifted into a saddle-shaped or anticlinal ridge.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 17 The anterior articular surface..[of the vertebra is] concave from side to side, though convex, and therefore saddle-shaped, from before backwards.

1890 Cent. Dict. Saddle-stone, an old name for a variety of stone containing saddle-shaped depressions.

1894 Daily News 10 Sept. 6/5 On the bodice a saddle-shaped yoke repeated the openwork with its warm red lining.

1923 W. N. Shaw Forecasting Weather v. 117 A col, the saddle-shaped region between two lows and two highs.

1950 T. W. E. David & W. R. Browne Geol. Commonwealth of Austral. II. xxvii. 176 A few of the ore-bodies appear to be saddle-shaped.

1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 365/1 Saddle stitch, a method of stitching brochures or pamphlets by placing them open astride a saddle-shaped support and stitching through the back.

2005 M. Livio Equation that couldn't be Solved vi. 189 On the surface of a sphere..the sum of a triangle's angles exceeds 180 degrees... The saddle-shaped geometry is known today as hyperbolic geometry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saddle-shaped
释义	saddle-shapedadj. Brit. /ˈsadlʃeɪpt/, U.S. /ˈsæd(ə)lˌʃeɪpt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: saddle n.¹, shaped adj. Etymology: < saddle n.¹ + shaped adj. Resembling a saddle in shape; spec. (a) having or consisting of a rounded arch or depression; (b) having or consisting of a steep-sided arch or depression culminating in a central ridge or apex; (c) Science and Mathematics concave in one plane and convex in another; containing a saddle point (saddle point n. (a) at saddle n.¹ Compounds 4). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > anticline saddle-shaped1795 anticlinal1833 saddleback1854 the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > downwards in the middle saddle-shaped1795 sagged1893 sagging1897 1795 J. G. Schmeisser Syst. Min. I. 223 Of three sided pyramidical figure. a. The lenticular. b. The saddle shaped lenticular. 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 594/2 The limestone is uplifted into a saddle-shaped or anticlinal ridge. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 17 The anterior articular surface..[of the vertebra is] concave from side to side, though convex, and therefore saddle-shaped, from before backwards. 1890 Cent. Dict. Saddle-stone, an old name for a variety of stone containing saddle-shaped depressions. 1894 Daily News 10 Sept. 6/5 On the bodice a saddle-shaped yoke repeated the openwork with its warm red lining. 1923 W. N. Shaw Forecasting Weather v. 117 A col, the saddle-shaped region between two lows and two highs. 1950 T. W. E. David & W. R. Browne Geol. Commonwealth of Austral. II. xxvii. 176 A few of the ore-bodies appear to be saddle-shaped. 1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 365/1 Saddle stitch, a method of stitching brochures or pamphlets by placing them open astride a saddle-shaped support and stitching through the back. 2005 M. Livio Equation that couldn't be Solved vi. 189 On the surface of a sphere..the sum of a triangle's angles exceeds 180 degrees... The saddle-shaped geometry is known today as hyperbolic geometry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1795
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