lituus

[ lit-yoo-uhs ]

/ ˈlɪt yu əs /

noun, plural lit·u·i [lit-yoo-ahy]. /ˈlɪt yuˌaɪ/.

Geometry. a polar curve generated by the locus of a point moving so that the square of its radius vector varies inversely as the angle the radius vector makes with the polar axis. Equation: θr2 = a.

(in ancient Rome) a crook-shaped staff used by augurs for divination.

Origin of lituus

1605–15; <Latin; geometrical sense from the curve's resemblance to such a staff

Words nearby lituus

Liturgical Latin, liturgics, liturgiology, liturgist, liturgy, lituus, Litvak, Litvinov, Litzmann obliquity, litz wire, Liu Pang

Example sentences from the Web for lituus

Lituus, li-tū′us, n. an augur's staff with recurved top: a spiral of similar form.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
The Roman lituus, the chief ensign of the augurs, became the crozier.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science|John William Draper
Eckhel infers from the guttus and lituus on one of Sulla's coins that he was an Augur.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II|Aubrey Stewart & George Long
A Roman lituus, or clarion, was found near Tattershall Ferry.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood|J. Conway Walter

单词	lituus
释义	lituus [ lit-yoo-uhs ] / ˈlɪt yu əs / noun, plural lit·u·i [lit-yoo-ahy]. /ˈlɪt yuˌaɪ/. Geometry. a polar curve generated by the locus of a point moving so that the square of its radius vector varies inversely as the angle the radius vector makes with the polar axis. Equation: θr2 = a. (in ancient Rome) a crook-shaped staff used by augurs for divination. Origin of lituus 1605–15; <Latin; geometrical sense from the curve's resemblance to such a staff Words nearby lituus Liturgical Latin, liturgics, liturgiology, liturgist, liturgy, lituus, Litvak, Litvinov, Litzmann obliquity, litz wire, Liu Pang Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lituus Lituus, li-tū′us, n. an augur's staff with recurved top: a spiral of similar form. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various The Roman lituus, the chief ensign of the augurs, became the crozier. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science\|John William Draper Eckhel infers from the guttus and lituus on one of Sulla's coins that he was an Augur. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II\|Aubrey Stewart & George Long A Roman lituus, or clarion, was found near Tattershall Ferry. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood\|J. Conway Walter
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