51吃瓜 of the Day
lambent
adjective
running or moving lightly over a surface.
More about lambent
Lambent comes from the Latin verb lambere, 鈥渢o lick, wash.鈥� Despite the similar spelling, there is no connection between Latin lambere and English lamb, bent, or the name Lambert (literally 鈥渂right land,鈥� from Germanic). We do know that Latin lambere is related to English lap, 鈥渢o wash with a light splashing sound鈥� or 鈥渢o lick up a liquid.鈥� Lambent was first recorded in English in the 1640s.
EXAMPLE OF LAMBENT USED IN A SENTENCE
The torch produced lambent ripples of warm light along the stone walls.
rasorial
adjective
given to scratching the ground for food, as is the habit of chickens and other gallinaceous birds.
More about rasorial
Rasorial is based on Late Latin 谤腻蝉艒谤, 鈥渟cratcher, scraper,鈥� which is formed from Latin 谤腻诲别谤别, 鈥渢o scratch, scrape,鈥� and the suffix -tor. The verb 谤腻诲别谤别 is also the source of erase, rascal, raze, razor, and tabula rasa, and its relative 谤艒诲别谤别, 鈥渢o gnaw,鈥� is the source of corrode, erosion, and rodent. Rasorial was first recorded in English in the 1830s.
EXAMPLE OF RASORIAL USED IN A SENTENCE
After several weeks with no rain, the chickens鈥� rasorial habits produced small clouds of dust wherever they trod.
in medias res
adverb
in the middle of things.
More about in medias res
In medias res, 鈥渋n the middle of things,鈥� is a borrowing of Latin in medi膩s r膿s, literally meaning 鈥渋nto middle things.鈥� Latin in is a distant relative of English in and can mean either 鈥渋nto鈥� or 鈥渋n, on,鈥� depending on context. 惭别诲颈腻蝉 is a form of medius, 鈥渕iddle,鈥� which is also the source of medieval, medium, and the 51吃瓜 of the Day mezzaluna. 搁脓蝉 is the same in its singular and plural forms; compare the Latin-origin words caries, rabies, series, and species. In medias res was first recorded in English in the 1780s.
EXAMPLE OF IN MEDIAS RES USED IN A SENTENCE
The action film began in medias res, with an exciting car chase.