uncial

uncial
[ˈʌnsɪəl, -ʃ(ə)l]
adjective
  1. of or written in a majuscule script with rounded unjoined letters which is found in European manuscripts of the 4th–8th centuries and from which modern capital letters are derived
    (欧洲4—8世纪,近代大写字母之源)安色尔字体的;用安色尔字体写的
  2. (rare)of or relating to an inch or an ounce
    (罕)一英寸长的;一盎司重的
noun
  1. an uncial letter or script
    安色尔体字母;安色尔字体
    ■a manuscript in uncial script
    安色尔字体手稿
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin uncialis, from uncia 'inch'. Sense 1 is in the late Latin sense of unciales litterae 'uncial letters', the original application of which is unclear
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