单词 | ylem |
释义 | ylem[ ahy-luhm ] / ˈaɪ ləm / nounthe hypothetical initial substance of the universe from which all matter is derived. Origin of ylemFirst recorded in 1945–50; adoption, in modern astrophysics, of Middle English ylem (Gower), from Medieval Latin (h)ȳlem, from Late Latin, accusative of hȳlē “stuff, materials, matter,” from Greek hȳ́lē “forest, wood, woodland,” and in Aristotle's philosophy “matter” Words nearby ylemyite, yitten, Yizkor, -yl, ylang-ylang, ylem, -ylene, Y-level, Y ligament, Y-linked gene, YMCA Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ylemylem / (ˈaɪləm) / nounthe original matter from which the basic elements are said to have been formed following the explosion postulated in the big bang theory of cosmology Word Origin for ylemMiddle English, from Old French ilem, from Latin hӯlē stuff, matter, from Greek hulē wood, matter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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