acervulineadj.

Brit.

/əˈsəːvjᵿlʌɪn/, U.S.

/əˈsərvələn/,

/əˈsərvəˌlin/,

/əˈsərvəˌlaɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acervulus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acervulus little heap (see acervulus n.) + -ine suffix¹.

Chiefly Palaeontology. Now rare.

Of the form or appearance of little heaps; esp. designating the tests (shells) of some Foraminifera, which consist of an increasing number of chambers constructed one on top of another throughout the lifetime of the organism.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > full or consisting of heaps > in form of small heaps

acervuline1864

1864 Proc. Royal Soc. 13 547 In those portions of the organism in which the chambers, instead of being regularly arranged in floors, are piled together in an ‘acervuline’ manner, there is little trace either of ‘intermediate skeleton’ or of ‘canal-system’.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) x. 192 Weathered specimen of Eozoon..with acervuline portion above and laminated below.

1915 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 206 256 That portion in C. milletti is almost invariably acervuline..the chambers being heaped into a more or less pronounced cone.

1940 Jrnl. Paleontol. 14 335/2 Central dorsal spiral is obscured by an acervuline thickening.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acervuline
释义	acervulineadj. Brit. /əˈsəːvjᵿlʌɪn/, U.S. /əˈsərvələn/, /əˈsərvəˌlin/, /əˈsərvəˌlaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acervulus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acervulus little heap (see acervulus n.) + -ine suffix¹. Chiefly Palaeontology. Now rare. Of the form or appearance of little heaps; esp. designating the tests (shells) of some Foraminifera, which consist of an increasing number of chambers constructed one on top of another throughout the lifetime of the organism. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > full or consisting of heaps > in form of small heaps acervuline1864 1864 Proc. Royal Soc. 13 547 In those portions of the organism in which the chambers, instead of being regularly arranged in floors, are piled together in an ‘acervuline’ manner, there is little trace either of ‘intermediate skeleton’ or of ‘canal-system’. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) x. 192 Weathered specimen of Eozoon..with acervuline portion above and laminated below. 1915 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 206 256 That portion in C. milletti is almost invariably acervuline..the chambers being heaped into a more or less pronounced cone. 1940 Jrnl. Paleontol. 14 335/2 Central dorsal spiral is obscured by an acervuline thickening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1864
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