subnivealadj.

Brit.

/sʌbˈnɪvɪəl/, U.S.

/səbˈnɪviəl/,

/səbˈnɪvjəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, Latin niv- , nix , mastoideal adj., marmoreal adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + classical Latin niv-, nix snow (see nival adj.) + -eal (in e.g. mastoideal adj., marmoreal adj., etc.), perhaps after French nivéal (see nival adj.). Compare earlier subnivean adj., subnival adj.Post-classical Latin subniveus (1761 or earlier, frequently in botanical and zoological contexts) is only attested in the sense ‘somewhat snow-white’.

1. Existing, living, or carried out underneath snow; = subnivean adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > under the snow

subnivean1845

subnival1862

subniveal1885

1885 Field 12 Dec. 824/1 A favourite resort for these sub-niveal operations is a steep bank where the heather is old and long.

1905 Bot. Gaz. 40 151 The subniveal Eualchemillae which form normal pollen show a reduction of chromosomes in the formation of the megaspores.

1968 New Scientist 7 Mar. 508/1 But how do they calculate how much food they need during that subniveal five months period?

2002 Ecography 25 300/2 These predators are unable to hunt the marshland water voles during winter because they are too big to access the voles' subniveal burrows.

2. = subnival adj. 1. rare.

ΚΠ

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 761/1 Psychrophytes.—These include the plants which grow on the cold soils of subniveal and polar districts.

2003 M. D. Schwartz Phenology iii. 564 For example, Gentianella caucasea is an annual species found growing up to the subniveal zone in the Central Caucasus that can complete its life cycle with four to five weeks.

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

单词	subniveal
释义	subnivealadj. Brit. /sʌbˈnɪvɪəl/, U.S. /səbˈnɪviəl/, /səbˈnɪvjəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, Latin niv- , nix , mastoideal adj., marmoreal adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + classical Latin niv-, nix snow (see nival adj.) + -eal (in e.g. mastoideal adj., marmoreal adj., etc.), perhaps after French nivéal (see nival adj.). Compare earlier subnivean adj., subnival adj.Post-classical Latin subniveus (1761 or earlier, frequently in botanical and zoological contexts) is only attested in the sense ‘somewhat snow-white’. 1. Existing, living, or carried out underneath snow; = subnivean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > snow > [adjective] > under the snow subnivean1845 subnival1862 subniveal1885 1885 Field 12 Dec. 824/1 A favourite resort for these sub-niveal operations is a steep bank where the heather is old and long. 1905 Bot. Gaz. 40 151 The subniveal Eualchemillae which form normal pollen show a reduction of chromosomes in the formation of the megaspores. 1968 New Scientist 7 Mar. 508/1 But how do they calculate how much food they need during that subniveal five months period? 2002 Ecography 25 300/2 These predators are unable to hunt the marshland water voles during winter because they are too big to access the voles' subniveal burrows. 2. = subnival adj. 1. rare. ΚΠ 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 761/1 Psychrophytes.—These include the plants which grow on the cold soils of subniveal and polar districts. 2003 M. D. Schwartz Phenology iii. 564 For example, Gentianella caucasea is an annual species found growing up to the subniveal zone in the Central Caucasus that can complete its life cycle with four to five weeks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1885
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