单词 | subliming |
释义 | sublimingn. 1. Chemistry. = sublimation n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > sublimation sublimationa1393 sublimingc1405 altificationa1550 elevation1605 meteorismus1848 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Tale (Ellesmere) (1875) G. §3. l. 770 The care and wo That we hadden in oure matires sublymyng And in Almalgamyng and calceniyng. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 175 (MED) The maner forsoþ of sublimyng & distilling be lefte to alkemistrez. a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 1405 Suche sublymyng accordythe neuer a dele to our intent. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 248 Tartars use the thin part of Milk separated by subliming, to make themselves drunk. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Subliming-Pots, the Vessels that serve for the Subliming of any Mixt Bodies. 1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 23 The camphor, on subliming, is collected and packed in barrels. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xii. 362 Purified camphor..obtained by subliming in retorts. 2007 Arts & Bk. Rev. (Nexis) 30 Nov. (Books) 12 The thing—or things—that were doing the subliming were small chunks of dry ice, which had been dropped on to water. 2. The action of elevating something to a higher state of existence or to a higher degree of excellence, purity, or esteem; exaltation; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > [noun] glorifyinga1340 augmentation?a1439 exaltation1490 erection1503 glorification1549 nobilitatinga1552 sublimating1559 ennobling1596 augmention1605 nobilitation1610 stellifyinga1612 engreateningc1614 superexaltation1618 subliminga1626 stellation1635 aggrandization1649 stellification1650 engrandizinga1652 aggrandizement1656 exaltment1660 apotheosis1738 princification1865 ennoblement1871 a1626 L. Andrewes XCVI Serm. (1629) iii. 461 This subliming or lifting up the Spirit, is the rising with Christ. 1641 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. (1642) E ij b This too elate subliming of one can not stand without a too mean demission of many other. 1772 tr. Select Ess. from Encyclopedy 83 Gratitude..must however be owned to be, in some sort, the elevation and subliming of interest. 1847 Bentley's Misc. 21 541 If the mesmeric sleep be..a subliming of the faculties, spiritual and corporeal, that bestows on the sleeper a glance keener than that of the prophet. a1876 G. Dawson Shakespeare & Other Lect. (1888) 331 In the next poem, I will show the subliming of a soul, through evil, not theologically, but poetically. 1914 N. Amer. Jrnl. Homeopathy 29 592 The subliming of knowledge through the school of experience. 2003 ELH 70 817 All these are figures of Romantic subliming, rendering the material immaterial. Compounds attributive. Esp. in names of apparatus used in sublimation, as subliming dome (dome n. 5a), subliming-glass, subliming-pot, subliming vessel. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1590 J. Hester tr. J. Du Chesne Sclopotarie 16 For that cause they cannot be purged, except they be pressed in the cold necke of the subliming vessels. 1673 R. Boyle Of Determinate Nature iii. 13 in Ess. Effluviums The Subliming-glass. 1682 G. Hartman Digby's Choice Coll. Rare Secrets ii. 208 A Glass head upon your last Subliming-pot. 1719 J. Quincy Lexicon Physico-medicum (1722) 13 Aludels are subliming Pots used in Chymistry. 1776 Med. & Philos. Comm. 4 259 The acid of sugar being a second time submitted to a subliming process, white fumes are sent over. c1789 Encycl. Brit. (1797) IV. 446/1 The mouth of the subliming vessel. 1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. xvi. 404 The bent tube being of such diameter as easily to pass over the subliming tube. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 309 The vapour..passes into the subliming dome, and is immediately precipitated into..flower of sulphur. 1965 Chymia 10 34 Many types of chemical equipment and their several uses are then discussed,..aludels and subliming pots, crucibles, earthen pans, calcining pots, etc. 2010 P. H. Smith in U. Klein & E. C. Spary Materials & Expertise Early Mod. Europe ii. 37 The next stage of the process reached a culmination in the subliming process that produced the pigment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sublimingadj. 1. Chemistry. a. Of fire or heat: sufficient to cause sublimation (sublimation n. 1a). Cf. sublimatory adj. 1a. Now rare.In quot. a1631 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > having undergone or produced by sublimation > that causes subliminga1631 a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 219 To all whom loves subliming fire invades. 1661 K. Digby Disc. Vegetation Plants 26 The subliming heat groweth fainter at so great a distance; and the Sun beginneth to grow less active upon it. 1758 R. Dossie Elaboratory laid open 295 A more certain proof of any such adulteration may be quickly made, by putting the flowers into a crucible, and giving a subliming heat. 1836 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 4) 13 The mixture..is to be put into an aludel..and exposed to a subliming heat. 1917 J. P. Remington & E. F. Cook Pract. Pharmacy (ed. 6) II. xlvi. 919 When this is mixed with sodium chloride, and the mixture exposed to a subliming heat, decomposition takes place. b. Undergoing sublimation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > having undergone or produced by sublimation > undergoing subliming1758 1758 R. Dossie Elaboratory laid open 57 The sand should be removed from the retorts containing the subliming matter. 1864 E. Parrish Treat. Pharmacy (ed. 3) iii. i. 323 The condensation of subliming iodine, in order to avoid loss, is effected in a series of globular condensers. 1944 Science 7 Apr. 286/2 The decrease in rate at the end is mainly due to decrease in surface of the subliming ice. 2003 Tulsa World (Oklahoma) (Nexis) 16 Aug. a2 Don't lock the freezer or cover its air vents as the subliming carbon dioxide gas given off by dry ice could cause an airtight container to explode. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > moving upwards uprisinga1300 risingc1450 ascensial?1504 mountant1525 mounting1550 orienta1560 ascendant1591 surgenta1592 stying1593 ambitiousc1595 arising1605 ascensive1646 subliming1666 ascending1667 ascensional1753 upmounting1794 rearing1816 upcoming1835 aspirant1845 insurrectionary1864 upgoing1896 1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxxv. 230 Those subliming humours ought..to be intercepted..by sublingual Pils. 1844 School-boy Reminisc. Introd. 3 My feelings swell, my passions own no sway, As mounting Helicon's subliming hill! 3. That elevates someone or something to a higher state of existence or to a higher degree of excellence or purity; exalting; ennobling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > [adjective] > sublimely exciting sublimea1743 subliming1796 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rapture or ecstasy > [adjective] > exciting rapture or ecstasy ravishingc1430 rapting1594 raping1613 ravissant1653 transportant1660 enravishing1681 transportinga1683 subliming1796 enrapturing1801 trancing1856 trancefula1883 1796 S. T. Coleridge Relig. Musings in Poems Var. Subj. 147 His most holy name is Love. Truth of subliming import! 1823 T. Moore Rhymes on Road vii. 72 Mingling earth's luxurious grace With Heaven's subliming thoughts. 1856 G. H. Boker Plays & Poems II. 5 Noble, thrice noble man; Half deified by her subliming love! 1904 Washington Post 27 Nov. 11/5 Through celestial reach, Ope subliming vistas in thy unworded speech! 1996 Stud. Eng. Lit. 1500–1900 36 918 Unveiling the power of Sappho's subliming aesthetic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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