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单词 testudinal
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testudinaladj.

/tɛˈstjuːdɪnəl/
Etymology: formed as testudinarious adj. + -al suffix1.
Pertaining to a tortoise; shaped like a testudo; vaulted, arched.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > like vault or dome
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domed1775
testudinal1823
testudinate1847
testudo-shaped1875
1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 594 Testudinal Ceilings; those formed like the back of a tortoise.
1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1900 W. Tuckwell Reminisc. Oxf. 37 When the idea flashed upon him that the Cheirotherium footsteps were testudinal.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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