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acutangular [acutangular 词源字典]: "Having or forming one or more acute angles; acute-angled", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Collins (1625–1683), mathematician and scientific administrator. From post-classical Latin acutangulus + -ar.[acutangular etymology, acutangular origin, 英语词源]
autopoiesis: "The self-maintenance of an organized entity through its own internal processes; (in extended use) self-organization, self-regulation", 1960s. From auto- + -poiesis. In later use after Spanish autopoiesis.
adoxal: "Absurd, illogical", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Gaule (1603/4–1687), Church of England clergyman and author. Originally either from adox + -al or from classical Latin adoxus or its etymon ancient Greek ἄδοξος + -al, after orthodoxal, paradoxal, etc. In later use from French adoxal, apparently directly from ancient Greek ἄδοξος + French -al, after paradoxal.
abyssopelagic: "Designating a region of the open water of seas and oceans which is at great depth but away from the sea floor; (of an organism) living in such a region", Mid 19th cent. From post-classical Latin abyssus abyss + -o- + pelagic.
affeer: "To determine, decide, assess; ( Law ) to fix or settle the amount of (a fine or amercement), typically by adjusting a generally prescribed penalty according to the particular circumstances of an offender and his or her offence; to settle the amount to be paid by (a person); to perform this task for (a certain community or region)", Middle English. From Anglo-Norman aferer, affeerer, afferer, affurer, afurer, Anglo-Norman and Middle French affeurer, Middle French afeurer (also Anglo-Norman affoerer, Anglo-Norman and Middle French afforer, Old French, Middle French aforer; French †affeurer, †afforer) to determine the value of (goods, or a weight or measure), to tax (someone), to fix the amount of (an amercement) from post-classical Latin afforare to assess, to appraise, fix the price of from classical Latin af-, variant of ad- + forum market, in post-classical Latin also market price.
agio: "The percentage charged on the exchange of one currency, or one form of money, into another that is more valuable", Late 17th century: from Italian agio, aggio, literally 'ease, convenience'.
arteriology: "A branch of anatomy dealing with the arteries", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Benjamin Martin (bap. 1705, d. 1782), lecturer on science and maker of scientific instruments. From arterio- + -logy.
agro-town: "= agrogorod (now historical ); (also) a similar grouping of agricultural communities outside the Soviet Union", 1950s; earliest use found in USSR Information Bulletin.
aerenchyma: "A soft plant tissue containing air spaces, found especially in many aquatic plants", Late 19th century: from Greek aēr 'air' + enkhuma 'infusion'.
advene: "To arrive, to come (to), especially at a significant juncture; (especially of something immaterial) to become a feature of or bear upon a situation, matter, etc., without being essential to it; to be added incidentally or as an adjunct", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Noah Biggs (fl. 1651), medical practitioner and social reformer. From classical Latin advenīre to come (to), arrive (at), reach from ad- + venīre to come. Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French, French avenir, (now chiefly) advenir to happen, to be suitable or fitting, to succeed, to arrive, to come.
aerotolerant: "Of an anaerobic microorganism: not killed by oxygen; able to grow slowly in the presence of oxygen", 1970s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From aero- + tolerant.
après-ski: "The social activities and entertainment following a day’s skiing", 1950s: from French, literally 'after skiing'.
ai: "The three-toed sloth", Early 17th century: from Tupi, imitative of its cry.
aposematic: "Denoting coloration or markings serving to warn or repel predators", Late 19th century: from apo- 'away from' + Greek sēma 'sign' + -atic.
Abo: "An Aborigine", Early 20th century: abbreviation.
astroblast: "An immature precursor of an astrocyte", Late 19th cent. From astro- + -blast.
acanthocladous: "Having spiny branches; ( figurative ) prickly, fraught", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Asa Gray (1810–1888), botanist. From acantho- + ancient Greek κλάδος shoot + -ous.
aerobicize: "To perform aerobic exercise", 1980s; earliest use found in The Hartford Courant. From aerobic + -ize, probably after exercise.
apiculture: "Technical term for beekeeping", Mid 19th century: from Latin apis 'bee' + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.
accordantly: "Suitably, properly; harmoniously, agreeably; accordingly", Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From accordant + -ly.