单词 | elatery |
释义 | † ˈelaˌtery Obs. [f. elater + -y; cf. elaterium 3.] The elastic force, elasticity of the air; = elater1.
1653tr. Pecquet's Anat. Exper. 91 The superficie of the Earth-Watrish Orb is pressed of the same [the Atmosphere] not by its weight alone, but also by vertue of his Elatery [orig. non solo pondere, sed et Elateris..virtute]. 1664Power Exp. Philos. 103 The ayr hath..a strong elatery of its own. 1676Phil. Trans. X. 534 Corrosions of bodies may further bend the springy particles of the Air, giving it a greater Elatery. 1847in Craig; and in mod. Dicts. |

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