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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