单词 | sonoriety |
释义 | sonorietyn. Somewhat rare. The quality of being sonorous; = sonority n.In early use in medical contexts, with reference to auscultation of the chest; cf. sonorous adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [noun] > resonant quality fullness1440 shillness1486 sonority1623 resonance1669 sonorousness1669 soundingness1727 sonorosity1772 sonoriety1828 plangency1858 canorousness1870 ringingness1874 1828 Periscope 7 June in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 9 243/2 The great distention of the right side of chest, its remarkable sonoriety, the total absence of respiration..all established, beyond the possibility of doubt, the precise nature of the disease. 1837 W. Stokes Treat. Diagnosis & Treatm. Dis. Chest ix. 256 The gradual loos of sonoriety of either clavicle or scapular ridge will at once declare the nature of the disease. 1963 Bessemer (Mich.) Herald 7 Feb. 1/5 Tone (beauty, blend, control)—well controlled, very mature, deep sonoriety. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828 |
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