Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lit-yoo-uh s]
- /ˈlɪt yu əs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lit-yoo-uh s]
- /ˈlɪt yu əs/
Definitions of lituus word
- noun plural lituus 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: θr 2 = a. 1
- noun plural lituus (in ancient Rome) a crook-shaped staff used by augurs for divination. 1
- noun lituus (in ancient Rome) a type of curved trumpet 0
- noun lituus A military trumpet. 0
- noun lituus (geometry) A curve with polar equation , where a is a constant. 0
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Origin of lituus
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin; geometrical sense from the curve's resemblance to such a staff
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Parts of speech for Lituus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lituus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lituus usage trend in Literature
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