sagitta

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

flecha

Sinônimos

arrow

arrowworm

Traduções

flèche

Pfeil

Sagitta

pijl

sagitta

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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