sturt

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɜː(ɹ)t/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Etymology 1

From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.

Noun

sturt (plural sturts)

1. (biology) In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.

See also

• centimorgan
• morgan (named for Sturtevant's teacher)

Etymology 2

Compare start.

Noun

sturt (plural sturts)

1. (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) disturbance; annoyance; care
   • 1837, John Rolland, The Seven Sages: In Scotish Metre:

     Lift up your hart and be of gude curage,
     Sturt in na way your leiknes can asswage

2. (mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.^[1]

Verb

sturt (third-person singular simple present sturts, present participle sturting, simple past and past participle sturted)

1. (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, transitive) To vex; to annoy; to startle.
2. (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect, intransitive) To start with fear.

References

1. Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Sturt”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.

Anagrams

• strut, trust