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語源

From Latin floccus (“flock of wool”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈflɒk.jə.lənt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈflɑk.jə.lənt/

形容詞

flocculent (comparative more flocculent, superlative most flocculent)

1. Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
   • 1871 May, T[homas] H[enry] Potts, “Art. XI.—On the Birds of New Zealand. [...] (Part II.)”, in James Hector, editor, Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1870, volume III, Wellington: James Hughes, printer, […]; London: Trübner 7 Co., […], →OCLC, pages 61–62:

     As soon as night begins to spread its darkening shadows over our brief twilight, this active creature [the morepork] sets out on its hunting excursions, roaming over field and gully with soft, noiseless flight, one of the advantages it owes to its flocculent plumage; [...]

2. Covered in a woolly substance; downy.
3. Flaky.

派生語

• flocculent spiral galaxy

名詞

flocculent (plural flocculents)

1. (astronomy) diminutive of flocculent spiral galaxy

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “galaxy”): grand design

下位語

• (galaxy): multi-arm