From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.
sturt (plural sturts)
(biology) In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.
sturt (plural sturts)
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) disturbance; annoyance; care
(mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
sturt (third-person singular simple present sturts, present participle sturting, simple past and past participle sturted)
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, transitive) To vex; to annoy; to startle.
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, intransitive) To start with fear.
• strut, trust
Source: Wiktionary
Sturt, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Start, v. i.]
Definition: To vex; to annoy; to startle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Sturt, n.
1. Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Sturt and care." J. Rolland.
2. (Mining)
Definition: A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
