sturt meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

sturt

noun

/stɜː(ɹ)t/

Etymology From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.

Biology, Natural sciences 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.

Related terms: centimorgan, morgan

sturt

verb

Etymology Compare start.

Scotland, UK, Dialectal, Obsolete To vex; to annoy; to startle.

Scotland, UK, Dialectal, Obsolete To start with fear.

sturt

noun

Etymology Compare start.

Scotland, UK, Dialectal, Obsolete disturbance; annoyance; care

Lift up your hart and be of gude curage, Sturt in na way your leiknes can asswage1837, John Rolland, The Seven Sages: In Scotish Metre:

Business, Mining A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.

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