retronym

英['retrəʊnɪm]美['retroʊnɪm]
  • n.当某事物的原名不再适用的时候为它造的新词;如"第一次世界大战(WorldWarI)";其在二战之前叫做"大战"(theGreatWar)
  • method n.方法;条理n.类函数;类成员函数(计算机)
  • retrocession n.交还;后退;内攻
  • welding n.焊接法;定位焊接weld的现在分词.
Noun:
  1. a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate;

    "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"