sub-shelfn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌʃɛlf/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌʃɛlf/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, shelf n.¹

Etymology: < sub- prefix + shelf n.¹

A. n.

A shelf (shelf n.¹ 1a) situated below another shelf or surface.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type

manteltree1572

bookshelf1648

chimney-mantle1663

chimney-piece1680

mantel1742

mantelpiece1767

brace1806

mantelshelf1828

mantel-place1842

mantelboard?1881

sub-shelf1889

rick1901

fireboard1907

brace-piece-

bracket-shelf-

1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 415 Ten inches below the sub-shelf is a sink.

1917 E. Ferber Fanny Herself xv. 256 The table was the kind that has a sub-shelf. It prevented Fanny from crossing her legs under it.

1955 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 25 Sept. (Parade) 16 Supporting strips are bolted to cleats, slip into notch at corner of sub-shelf.

2002 M. Rodriguez Building Fireplace Mantels (new ed.) 35 (caption) Dotted line indicates outline of ½″-thick sub-shelf, set 1½″ in from edge of ¾″ top shelf.

B. adj.

attributive. Geology and Oceanography. Situated or occurring beneath a continental shelf or ice shelf.

ΚΠ

1958 Micropaleontology 4 81/2 On the basis of their foraminiferal faunas, the sands, silts, and clays of this Miocene formation are considered to be of outer-shelf and partly of sub-shelf type.

1970 Marine Geol. 9 355 (title) Magnetic anomalies and the sub-shelf geologic structure off the Bombay coast.

2006 S. J. Marshall in P. G. Knight Glacier Sci. & Environmental Change xxxii. 166/2 Melt (or accretion) rates are controlled by ocean water temperature, density and subshelf bathymetry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub-shelf
释义	sub-shelfn.adj. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌʃɛlf/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌʃɛlf/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, shelf n.¹ Etymology: < sub- prefix + shelf n.¹ A. n. A shelf (shelf n.¹ 1a) situated below another shelf or surface. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type manteltree1572 bookshelf1648 chimney-mantle1663 chimney-piece1680 mantel1742 mantelpiece1767 brace1806 mantelshelf1828 mantel-place1842 mantelboard?1881 sub-shelf1889 rick1901 fireboard1907 brace-piece- bracket-shelf- 1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 415 Ten inches below the sub-shelf is a sink. 1917 E. Ferber Fanny Herself xv. 256 The table was the kind that has a sub-shelf. It prevented Fanny from crossing her legs under it. 1955 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 25 Sept. (Parade) 16 Supporting strips are bolted to cleats, slip into notch at corner of sub-shelf. 2002 M. Rodriguez Building Fireplace Mantels (new ed.) 35 (caption) Dotted line indicates outline of ½″-thick sub-shelf, set 1½″ in from edge of ¾″ top shelf. B. adj. attributive. Geology and Oceanography. Situated or occurring beneath a continental shelf or ice shelf. ΚΠ 1958 Micropaleontology 4 81/2 On the basis of their foraminiferal faunas, the sands, silts, and clays of this Miocene formation are considered to be of outer-shelf and partly of sub-shelf type. 1970 Marine Geol. 9 355 (title) Magnetic anomalies and the sub-shelf geologic structure off the Bombay coast. 2006 S. J. Marshall in P. G. Knight Glacier Sci. & Environmental Change xxxii. 166/2 Melt (or accretion) rates are controlled by ocean water temperature, density and subshelf bathymetry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1889
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