spherico-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. spherico-cylindrical Brit.

/ˌsfɛrᵻkəʊsᵻˈlɪndrᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌsfɪrəkoʊsəˈlɪndrək(ə)l/,

/ˌsfɛrəkoʊsəˈlɪndrək(ə)l/.

used as combining form of spheric adj. in a few terms, as spherico-cylindrical, spherical-tetrahedral, spherical-triangular adjs.

ΚΠ

1778 Philos. Trans. 1777 (Royal Soc.) 68 69 The fourth and fifth shots were of a long form, which may be called spherico-cylindrical, as they were cylinders terminated by hemispherical ends.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 335/2 Buccal appendages spherico-triangular.

1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §636. 556 Sporangia..containing large spherico-tetrahedral spores.

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 522 A concavo~convex spherico-cylindrical glass, in preference to a biconvex spherico-cylindrical.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spherico-
释义	spherico-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. spherico-cylindrical Brit. /ˌsfɛrᵻkəʊsᵻˈlɪndrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌsfɪrəkoʊsəˈlɪndrək(ə)l/, /ˌsfɛrəkoʊsəˈlɪndrək(ə)l/. used as combining form of spheric adj. in a few terms, as spherico-cylindrical, spherical-tetrahedral, spherical-triangular adjs. ΚΠ 1778 Philos. Trans. 1777 (Royal Soc.) 68 69 The fourth and fifth shots were of a long form, which may be called spherico-cylindrical, as they were cylinders terminated by hemispherical ends. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 335/2 Buccal appendages spherico-triangular. 1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §636. 556 Sporangia..containing large spherico-tetrahedral spores. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 522 A concavo~convex spherico-cylindrical glass, in preference to a biconvex spherico-cylindrical. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1778
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