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词汇 cyrto-
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cyrto-a word element meaning 'curved.'
[Greek kyrto-, combining form of kyrtos]
cyrto-|sɜːtəʊ-|repr. Gr. κυρτο- from κυρτός curved, arched. In some recent technical terms, as cyrtoˈceratite Palæont., a fossil cephalopod of the genus Cyrtoceras, having the shell incurved or bent like a horn. So cyrtoceraˈtitic, cyrˈtoceran adjs.; cyrtoˈceratid, a member of the family containing Cyrtoceras. ˈcyrtograph, an instrument for the same purpose as the cyrtometer (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈcyrtoid, a., resembling a hump or swelling on the back (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈcyrtolite Min., a variety of zircon with the pyramidal planes convex (Dana). cyrˈtometer [F. cyrtomètre], an instrument for measuring and recording the curves of the chest; also (Wilson's C.) for measurement of the head; whence cyrtoˈmetric a., cyrˈtometry. ˈcyrtostyle, a circular portico projecting from the front or other part of a building (Webster, 1864).1867Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. ii. XLIV. 224 Before the blow⁓pipe cyrtolite glows brilliantly.1870S. Gee Auscultation & Perc. ii. 10 The Cyrtometer.1879Khory Princ. Med. 45 When the outlines are drawn on paper by the help of the cyrtometer.1885Lancet 26 Sept., A cyrtometric tracing taken of the chest about the nipple level.
cyrto- /ˈsə:təʊ/ combining form of Greek kurtos curved: see -o-.
 DERIVATIVE cyrtolite noun (Mineralogy) a variety of zircon containing uranium and rare earth elements and freq. having convex crystal faces M19.
cyrˈtometer noun an instrument for measuring or recording curves of the body L19.
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