sagitta

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. The keystone of an arch.
2. 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.
3. The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
4. Any arrowworm, of the genus Sagitta.

Συνώνυμα

arrow

arrowworm

Μεταφράσεις

flèche

pijl

flecha

Pfeil

Sagitta

sagitta

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowing from Latin sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).