单词 | stemming |
释义 | stemmingn.1 The action of stem v.2 ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of tides > [noun] > stemming tide or current stemming1703 the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation arrestc1400 stanchingc1400 arresting1424 cessing1512 stay1537 surceasing1553 staying1563 cohibition1586 intercepting1598 interception1611 stoppage1657 arrestation1793 arrestment1836 stemming1914 turn-off1967 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] withsetting1340 arrestc1400 stanchingc1400 prevention1447 forbarringc1449 stop1544 preventing1563 stopple1578 cohibition1586 intercepting1598 stonda1604 attachment1609 preclusion1616 antevertinga1656 aversion1664 interpellation1814 suppression1859 stemming1914 1703 tr. L. de Lahontan New Voy. N.-Amer. I. 30 I found that the stemming of the Currents whether in towing of the Canows, or in setting them along with Poles, was equally laborious. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 403 A current from the Atlantic.., and for the stemming of it a brisk gale is required. 1914 Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 137 The process of feudalization..broke out again with great force under the Carolingians, after a brief stemming-back by the efforts of such princes as Charles Martel [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). stemmingn.2 Mining. 1. = tamping n. b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > explosive material > [noun] > quantity used in blasting operation > charge > material for tamping charge stemming1791 tamping1828 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §223 (note) The efficacy of the gunpowder to split the stone, rather than to drive out the stemming or wad, is greatly owing to a further circumstance. 1849 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham 51 Stemming, small coals or stones, with which a hole is tamped. 1898 Colliery Guardian 22 July 155 Tubed Cylinder Stemming for Boreholes. 1898 Colliery Guardian 22 July 155 Clay stemming undoubtedly is the best, as it can be pressed directly upon the primer. 1908 Times 24 Mar. 10/3 The shot did its work,..and all the stemming was driven from the stone. 2. Skiing. The action of stem v.2 6. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > actions of skier > types of turn telemark1901 snow-ploughing1904 stemming1904 Christiania1905 snow-plough1905 kick-turn1910 christie1920 stem-Christiania1922 stem turn1922 jump turn1924 stem-Christie1936 wedeln1957 wedeling1977 parallel1985 1904 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running 39 The Norwegians call it ‘snow-ploughing’, but ‘stemming’ is shorter, and, we think, more expressive. 1924 Ski Terms in Tourists Winter Sports No. 12/2 Stemming. Slowing down by making a point inward angle. Stemming turns are very useful on hard snow, though a variety of it, the Christiania, in which first the inner ski and then the outer are lifted, is often used in deep soft snow. 1935 P. Frankau I find Four People v. 311 We circled on our awkward attempts at stemming, frozen and undecided. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). > as lemmasstemming stemming n. ΚΠ 1894 J. E. Davis Elem. Mod. Dressmaking i. 50 Each button should be stemmed and the fastening-off done in the stemming. < n.11703n.21791 as lemmas |
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