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 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
