pyxis

Signification (Anglais)

1. A small box.
2. A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
3. A nautical compass.
4. The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
5. acetabulum.

Concepts

pyxide

lunule

Synonymes

pyxidium

motion picture

circumscissile

Traductions

píxide

kutu

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Pyxis

pyxis

píxida

mücevherat kutusu

piksit

píxide

kutsal ekmak kutusu

πυξίδα

pisside

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɪksɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin pyxis (“small box”). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx.