单词 | apsidiole |
释义 | apsidiole in British English (æpˈsɪdɪəʊl) noun architecture a secondary, or small, apse apsidiole in American English (æpˈsɪdiˌoul) noun a small apse, esp. one attached to a larger apse or a transept Word origin [1885–90; ‹ F absidiole, equiv. to abside apsis (‹ ML absid-, s. of absis) + -i- -i- + -ole -ole1]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, lineup, reactor, retread, zoom-ole is a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, usually diminutives, and laterin adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in Neo-Latin coinages. Otherwords that use the affix -ole include: areole, centriole, vacuole |
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