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anti-settling

|an-ti-set-əl-ing|

C1

/ˌæn.tiˈsɛt.əl.ɪŋ/

preventing sedimentation

Etymology
Etymology Information

'anti-settling' originates from Greek and Old English, specifically the prefix 'anti' from Greek 'anti' where 'anti-' meant 'against', and the verb 'settle' from Old English 'settan' where 'settan' meant 'to cause to sit'. 「anti-settling」はギリシャ語と古英語に由来する。特に接頭辞『anti』はギリシャ語の『anti』に由来し『反対・~に対して』を意味し、動詞『settle』は古英語の『settan』に由来し『座らせる・置く』を意味した。

Historical Evolution

'settle' changed from the Old English word 'settan' through Middle English forms such as 'setlen' and eventually became the modern English 'settle'; the present-participle form 'settling' produced the compound 'anti-settling' when combined with the prefix 'anti-'. 『settle』は古英語の語『settan』から中英語の『setlen』などを経て現代英語の『settle』になった。現在分詞形『settling』に接頭辞『anti-』を付けることで複合語『anti-settling』が形成された。

Meaning Changes

Initially it literally meant 'against settling' (i.e., opposing sedimentation). Over time it evolved into a technical descriptor or noun referring to additives, treatments, or properties that prevent or reduce particle settling in suspensions. 当初は字義通り『沈降(沈殿)に反対する』の意味であったが、やがて懸濁液中の粒子の沈殿を防ぐ添加剤・処理・性質を指す専門的な語として用いられるようになった。

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

an agent, additive, or property that prevents or reduces the settling of particles in a suspension (i.e., an anti-settling additive or mechanism).

We added an anti-settling to the formulation to maintain suspension during storage.

Synonyms

anti-sedimentation agentstabilizersuspension agent

Antonyms

Adjective 1

designed or formulated to prevent the settling (sedimentation) of solid particles in a liquid suspension; resisting sedimentation.

The paint contains an anti-settling additive to keep the pigment evenly dispersed.

Synonyms

anti-sedimentationsuspension-stabilizingsedimentation-inhibitingstabilizing

Antonyms

settlingsedimentingprecipitatingsedimentation-prone

Last updated: 2025/11/18 23:32