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語源

From Ancient Greek νομαδικός (nomadikós), equivalent to nomad (“a member of a society or class of herdsmen”) +‎ -ic (forming adjectives).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /noʊˈmæd.ɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA: /nəʉˈmæd.ɪk/, /nɐʉˈmæd.ɪk/
• 韻: -ædɪk

形容詞

nomadic (comparative more nomadic, superlative most nomadic)

1. Of or relating to nomads.
   1. (anthropology) Of or related to itinerant herdsmen.
      • 2024 December 19, Amy Gunia, “Young Uzbeks are finding new markets for traditional handicrafts online”, in CNN Business‎:

        For centuries, the nomadic tribes of Central Asia used colorful textiles called suzanis as seating, prayer mats, bedding and dividers in their yurts – the traditional tents that were their homes.

   2. (figuratively) Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.
      • 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, pages 47–48:

        Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.

      • 2022 September 7, Tom Allett, “At the cutting edge of NR's track work”, in RAIL, number 965, page 40:

        Neither vehicle has a set home base. Young explains: "They are 'nomadic' nationally employed assets that, rather than having a regular home depot, are generally deployed and maintained following a programme of works across the full network.

同意語

• (all): nomad
• (of or related to itinerant herdsmen): pastoral
• (habitually wandering): wandering, peripatetic, itinerant, itinerate, unsettled, vagabond, roving, drifting, roaming, wayfaring, vagrant, transient, rambling, peregrine, ambulatory, ambulant, erratic, errant, rootless, gypsy, floating, perambulatory, perambulant, discursive, meandering, ambling, footloose, prodigal

派生語

アナグラム

• monacid, mandioc, monadic, Modican, coadmin