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galena
English
Etymology
From Latin gal?na (“dross from smelting lead”), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???li?n?/
- Rhymes: -i?n?
Noun
galena (usually uncountable, plural galenas or galenae)
- (mineralogy) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. [From circa 1600.]
- 1939 November, Raymond B. Wailes, Chemical Engineering for Home Experimenters, Popular Science, page 207,
- You can easily extract lead from galena, a natural mineral which has been used in crystal radio receivers.
- 1942, G. F. Loughlin, A. H. Koschmann, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Magdalena Mining District, New Mexico, Geological Survey Professional Paper, Issue 200, page 98,
- The galena of the ore contains microscopic inclusions of various forms that become visible upon polished surfaces etched with hydrochloric or nitric acid.
- 1953, National Research Council (U.S.), Report of the Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time, page 132,
- These samples had higher Pb206 and Pb208 abundances than any other galenas yet examined.
- 2008, Sanghamitra Ghosh, Heavy Stable Isotope Investigations in Environmental Science and Archaeology, page 77,
- Very little galena has been reported (recovered mostly from burial mounds) in the Great Lakes region indicating that the mineral was not a major interregional exchange commodity during this period. However, numerous galenas have been recovered from the lower Mississippi Valley region and Florida indicating that galena was part of an important north-south exchange system (Walthall 1981).
- 1939 November, Raymond B. Wailes, Chemical Engineering for Home Experimenters, Popular Science, page 207,
- (medicine, obsolete) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac
Synonyms
- galenite
- lead glance
Related terms
- galenic
- galenical
- galeniferous
Translations
References
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Galena”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “galena”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
Anagrams
- Angela, alnage, anlage, lagena
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin gal?na.
Noun
galena f (plural galenes)
- galena
Further reading
- “galena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “galena” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “galena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “galena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a?le?.na/, [?ä???e?nä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a?le.na/, [???l??n?]
Noun
gal?na f (genitive gal?nae); first declension
- lead-ore
- 77–79, Pliny the Elder, Natural History, book 33, chapter 31:
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum to this entry?)
- 77–79, Pliny the Elder, Natural History, book 33, chapter 31:
- (by extension) the dross that remains after smelting this ore
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
- 77–79, Pliny the Elder, Natural History, book 34, chapter 47:
- 77–79, Pliny the Elder, Natural History, book 34, chapter 53:
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
- Catalan: galena
- English: galena
- French: galène
- Italian: galena
- Spanish: galena
References
- g?l?na in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- g?l?na in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 701/2
- “gal?na” on page 753/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin gal?na.
Noun
galena f (plural galenas)
- (mineralogy) galena (mineral mined as an ore of lead)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gal?na.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?lena/, [?a?le.na]
Noun
galena f (plural galenas)
- (mineralogy) galena
Further reading
- “galena” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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galea
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin galea. Doublet of galley.
Noun
galea (plural galeae)
- A Roman helmet.
- (botany) An organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet).
- (entomology) A mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet).
- (surgery) A kind of bandage for the head.
- (medicine) A headache extending all over the head.
Related terms
- galeiform, galeate, galeated
Translations
Anagrams
- algae, algæ
Italian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ????? (galéa), from ????? (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (galeós, “shark”).
Noun
galea f (plural galee)
- (nautical) galley (slender Mediterranean ship propelled primarily by oars and sails)
- Synonym: galera
- helmet (roman leather helmet)
- Synonyms: casco, caschetto, elmo, elmetto
Derived terms
- galea aponeurotica
- galeaza
- galeone
- galeotto
Further reading
- galea on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Ancient Greek ????? (galé?, “weasel, marten”), with a sense development “weasel, marten” ? “hide of weasel, marten” ? “helmet made of hide,” from Proto-Indo-European *gli- (“weasel, mouse”), related to Latin glis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /??a.le.a/, [??ä??eä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /??a.le.a/, [????l??]
Noun
galea f (genitive galeae); first declension
- a helmet.
- vocative singular of galea
Declension
First-declension noun.
Related terms
- gal?riculum
- gal?r?tus
- gal?rum
Descendants
- Catalan: gàlea
- ? English: galea
- Spanish: gálea
Noun
gale? f
- ablative singular of galea
References
- galea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- galea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- galea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- galea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- galea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- galea in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- galea in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Spanish
Noun
galea f (plural galeas)
- Obsolete spelling of galera
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