bombousadj.

/ˈbɒmbəs/

/ˈbʌmbəs/

Etymology: In sense 1, < Latin bombus, < Greek βόμβος boom, hum + -ous suffix: in sense 2 < bomb n.

†1. Booming, humming. Obsolete.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > making humming sound

humming1606

bombous1715

1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. iv. xii. 202 The Indians..beating..Drums..made an horrible Noise, and a Bombous kind of Sound.

1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost II. xviii. 383 Call'd Bombardæ, from the bombous kind of Noise they make.

2. Convexly rounded; having the shape of a fragment of a bomb or sphere.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > convex

swellingc1000

gibbousc1400

round?1523

convex?a1560

convexed1578

bias1609

out-bowed1613

outbent1625

full1627

outbowing1657

gibbose1682

rounded1712

bulging1812

pot-bellied1814

balloony1861

bombed1872

bombous1878

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 423 In some parts as, for example, on the head, they often have a bombous surface, and are set irregularly.

1882 in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XVI. 195 Dorsal profile rather high and bombous over the disk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bombous
释义	bombousadj. /ˈbɒmbəs//ˈbʌmbəs/ Etymology: In sense 1, < Latin bombus, < Greek βόμβος boom, hum + -ous suffix: in sense 2 < bomb n. †1. Booming, humming. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [adjective] > monotonous sound > making humming sound humming1606 bombous1715 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. iv. xii. 202 The Indians..beating..Drums..made an horrible Noise, and a Bombous kind of Sound. 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost II. xviii. 383 Call'd Bombardæ, from the bombous kind of Noise they make. 2. Convexly rounded; having the shape of a fragment of a bomb or sphere. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > convex swellingc1000 gibbousc1400 round?1523 convex?a1560 convexed1578 bias1609 out-bowed1613 outbent1625 full1627 outbowing1657 gibbose1682 rounded1712 bulging1812 pot-bellied1814 balloony1861 bombed1872 bombous1878 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 423 In some parts as, for example, on the head, they often have a bombous surface, and are set irregularly. 1882 in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XVI. 195 Dorsal profile rather high and bombous over the disk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1715
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