"brickbats" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/ [General-American]
Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brickbat|s|id2=pluralia tantum}} brickbat + -s, {{glossary|plural only}} plural only, {{coinage|en|James Clerk Maxwell|nat=the Scottish|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=physicist}} coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} brickbats pl (plural only)
  1. (astronomy, informal) Small rocky particles moving as a group in space, especially as forming rings around planets. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-brickbats-en-noun-~Jkg6FOf Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/ [General-American]
Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brickbat|s|id2=pluralia tantum}} brickbat + -s, {{glossary|plural only}} plural only, {{coinage|en|James Clerk Maxwell|nat=the Scottish|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=physicist}} coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} brickbats
  1. plural of brickbat Tags: form-of, plural Form of: brickbat
    Sense id: en-brickbats-en-noun-hApVZHo9

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/ [General-American]
Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brickbat|s|id2=pluralia tantum}} brickbat + -s, {{glossary|plural only}} plural only, {{coinage|en|James Clerk Maxwell|nat=the Scottish|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=physicist}} coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} brickbats
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brickbat Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: brickbat
    Sense id: en-brickbats-en-verb-bbYOa~pw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum): 22 32 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 6 59
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