Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratlins
Literary usage of Ratlins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"This fluid spreads, in time, over the ' ratlins,' and so the thread appears as
if spun in a glutinous state at the commencement." S. Crustacea. ..."
2. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1882)
"This fluid spreads, in time, over the •' ratlins," and si the thread appears as
if spun in a glutinous state at the commencement. A new net, thus bedewed, ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"This circle of curvature or 'osculating circle' must evidently diminish its
ratlins as the curvature increases, anil increase its radius as the curvature ..."
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