amianthus en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos, “undefiled”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μιαίνω (miaínō, “I defile”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
the Microscope can afford us hundreds of Instances of Points many thousand times sharper: such as […] the ends of the stiriæ or small parallelipipeds of Amianthus […]
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amianthuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
ca amiant (a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers) · es amianto (a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers) · pl amiant (a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers) · pt amianto (a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers)