sonorificadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɒnəˈrɪfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsɑnəˈrɪfɪk/

Forms: 1600s–1700s sonorifick, 1700s– sonorific.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sonorificus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sonorificus (1672 in the passage translated in quot. 1683) < classical Latin sonōri- , stem of sonor sound (see sonorous adj.) + -ficus -fic suffix.

Now rare.

Producing, or capable of producing, sound.In later use frequently with reference to the production of sound by parts of an animal's body other than vocal organs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > sounding

soundingc1374

sweyinga1400

unquiet1539

sonorific1683

sonoriferous1693

soniferous1710

1683 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Two Disc. Soul of Brutes i. xiv. 70 Hence it follows, that some Sonorifick Particles [L. particulas quasdam sonorificas], or Causing sounds, are diffused thorow the Air.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. 136 If he should ask me, why a Clock strikes, and points to the Hour, and I should say, it is by an indicating Form and sonorific Quality.

1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 215 It may move much faster than sound travels,..and carry on the sonorific vibrations with it.

1830 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: Greece II. 225 (note) A fish might be endued, not indeed with voice, but with sonorific powers by means of spasmodic action.

1844 S. Maunder Universal Class-bk. 131 The mixed metal of which bells are made is more sonorific than brass or copper.

1884 Riverside Nat. Hist. II. 324 Sonorific organs are possessed by nearly all, probably by all, species of Cerambycidæ.

1915 J. Bell-Ranske Voice & Nerve Control iii. iii. 187 They do not associate its operations with the sonorific and resonant cavities in the upper sections of the throat.

1962 K. F. Lagler et al. Ichthyology viii. 251 (caption) The gas bladder and the sonorific muscles that vibrate it for sound production in the spotted sea trout.

2008 B. Wardhaugh Music, Exper. & Math. in Eng. iii. 73 Crookes compared the motion of sound with waves on water.., which he seems to have understood as comprising a local disturbance (like the sonorific ‘action’) carried along by a gross motion of the water (like the ‘shunting’ of the air).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sonorific
释义	sonorificadj. Brit. /ˌsɒnəˈrɪfɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɑnəˈrɪfɪk/ Forms: 1600s–1700s sonorifick, 1700s– sonorific. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sonorificus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sonorificus (1672 in the passage translated in quot. 1683) < classical Latin sonōri- , stem of sonor sound (see sonorous adj.) + -ficus -fic suffix. Now rare. Producing, or capable of producing, sound.In later use frequently with reference to the production of sound by parts of an animal's body other than vocal organs. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > sounding soundingc1374 sweyinga1400 unquiet1539 sonorific1683 sonoriferous1693 soniferous1710 1683 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Two Disc. Soul of Brutes i. xiv. 70 Hence it follows, that some Sonorifick Particles [L. particulas quasdam sonorificas], or Causing sounds, are diffused thorow the Air. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. vi. 136 If he should ask me, why a Clock strikes, and points to the Hour, and I should say, it is by an indicating Form and sonorific Quality. 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 215 It may move much faster than sound travels,..and carry on the sonorific vibrations with it. 1830 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: Greece II. 225 (note) A fish might be endued, not indeed with voice, but with sonorific powers by means of spasmodic action. 1844 S. Maunder Universal Class-bk. 131 The mixed metal of which bells are made is more sonorific than brass or copper. 1884 Riverside Nat. Hist. II. 324 Sonorific organs are possessed by nearly all, probably by all, species of Cerambycidæ. 1915 J. Bell-Ranske Voice & Nerve Control iii. iii. 187 They do not associate its operations with the sonorific and resonant cavities in the upper sections of the throat. 1962 K. F. Lagler et al. Ichthyology viii. 251 (caption) The gas bladder and the sonorific muscles that vibrate it for sound production in the spotted sea trout. 2008 B. Wardhaugh Music, Exper. & Math. in Eng. iii. 73 Crookes compared the motion of sound with waves on water.., which he seems to have understood as comprising a local disturbance (like the sonorific ‘action’) carried along by a gross motion of the water (like the ‘shunting’ of the air). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1683
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