"objectum" meaning in English

See objectum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more objectum [comparative], most objectum [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁kyeti Proto-Italic *jīkjō Proto-Italic *jakjōder. Latin iaciō Latin obiciō Latin obiectus Latin obiectumlbor. English objectum Learned borrowing from Latin obiectum. Coined by Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer in the early 1970s as part of the terms objectum-sexual and objectum-sexuality. Doublet of object and objet. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:lbor|la:obiectum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁kyeti Proto-Italic *jīkjō Proto-Italic *jakjōder. Latin iaciō Latin obiciō Latin obiectus Latin obiectumlbor. English objectum, {{lbor|en|la|obiectum}} Learned borrowing from Latin obiectum, {{coin|en|Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer|in=the early 1970s|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer in the early 1970s, {{doublet|en|object|objet}} Doublet of object and objet Head templates: {{en-adj}} objectum (comparative more objectum, superlative most objectum)
  1. (of a person) Attracted to inanimate objects, especially sexually or romantically, but can be other types such as platonic or familial.
    Sense id: en-objectum-en-adj-IcrHKJZj Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 48 9 44
  2. (of an act or attraction or relationship) Between a human and an object, or being directed or oriented towards objects.
    Sense id: en-objectum-en-adj-T-Cym~51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: objectum-sexual, objectum-sexuality

Noun

Forms: objectums [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁kyeti Proto-Italic *jīkjō Proto-Italic *jakjōder. Latin iaciō Latin obiciō Latin obiectus Latin obiectumlbor. English objectum Learned borrowing from Latin obiectum. Coined by Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer in the early 1970s as part of the terms objectum-sexual and objectum-sexuality. Doublet of object and objet. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:lbor|la:obiectum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁kyeti Proto-Italic *jīkjō Proto-Italic *jakjōder. Latin iaciō Latin obiciō Latin obiectus Latin obiectumlbor. English objectum, {{lbor|en|la|obiectum}} Learned borrowing from Latin obiectum, {{coin|en|Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer|in=the early 1970s|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Eija-Ritta Eklof Berliner-Mauer in the early 1970s, {{doublet|en|object|objet}} Doublet of object and objet Head templates: {{en-noun}} objectum (plural objectums)
  1. A person who is attracted to an object and/or in a relationship with an object. Synonyms: objectum-sexual, pygmaliosexual Related terms: conceptum, objectophilia, object sexuality
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Inflected forms

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