lituus
/lit-yoo-uhs/US // ˈlɪt yu əs //
狮子座,石蜡,狮子座的人,狮子座人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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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.
- : a crook-shaped staff used by augurs for divination.
Examples
Eckhel infers from the guttus and lituus on one of Sulla's coins that he was an Augur.
Lituus, li-tū′us, n. an augur's staff with recurved top: a spiral of similar form.
It is the gold lituus dug up in the year 1824, within the monolithic circle of Leys, Inverness-shire.
The Roman lituus, the chief ensign of the augurs, became the crozier.
A Roman lituus, or clarion, was found near Tattershall Ferry.
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