Lituus

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

1. A military trumpet.
   • 1786: Fig. 3. A Roman Lituus, or military trumpet, such as is mentioned by Horace in his first ode. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page vi.
2. An augur's staff with a recurved top.
3. Template:Lb A curve with polar equation $r^2\theta =a^2$, where a is a constant. Template:C

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Further reading

• Mathworld article on the geometrical lituus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

1. a military trumpet
2. a curved staff

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Romanian

Etymology

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