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单词 lituus
释义 lituus
 /lit"yooh euhs/,  n.  ,  pl.   litui /lit"yooh uy'/.
  1.  Geom.   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: t r2 = a.
  2. (in ancient Rome) a crook-shaped staff used by augurs for divination.
 [1605-15; < L; geometrical sense from the curve's resemblance to such a staff]
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