"sagitta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sagitta.wav 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.
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  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 34 33 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 38 24 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 19 20 23 3 6 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 20 22 2 6 14 15 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'distance from a point in a curve to the chord': 0 97 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 34 33 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 38 24 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 19 20 23 3 6 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 20 22 2 6 14 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
  4. Any arrowworm, of the genus Sagitta. Categories (lifeform): Worms Translations (arrowworm): 矢蟲 /矢虫 (shǐchóng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-sagitta-en-noun-FkXgdjsh Disambiguation of Worms: 4 24 31 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 34 33 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 38 24 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 19 20 23 3 6 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 20 22 2 6 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 26 27 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 26 24 45 Disambiguation of 'arrowworm': 1 18 22 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sagittal

Inflected forms

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