"sagitta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/ Forms: sagittas [plural], sagittae [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtə Etymology: Borrowing from Latin sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sagitta|t=an arrow, shaft, bolt}} Latin sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|sagittae|pl2qual=arrowworm}} sagitta (plural sagittas or (arrowworm) sagittae)
  1. The keystone of an arch.
    Sense id: en-sagitta-en-noun-t6XJ3Wzk
  2. (geometry) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (distance from a point in a curve to the chord): (shǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), strzałka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sagitta-en-noun-QU6646zh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 37 25 33 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'distance from a point in a curve to the chord': 1 96 2 1
  3. (zootomy) The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes. Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-sagitta-en-noun-tXVDoxDL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 37 25 33 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
  4. Any arrowworm, of the genus Sagitta. Categories (lifeform): Worms Translations (arrowworm): 矢蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 矢虫 (shǐchóng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-sagitta-en-noun-FkXgdjsh Disambiguation of Worms: 6 23 30 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 37 25 33 Disambiguation of 'arrowworm': 1 15 17 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sagittal

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