About The Word Lituus
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Lituus
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What's The Definition Of Lituus?Synonyms | Synonyms for Lituus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lituus: See Also | Lituus In Webster's Dictionary \Lit"u*us\, n.; pl. {Litui}. [L.]
1. (Rom. Antig.)
(a) A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the
heavens.
(b) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a
somewhat curved form and shrill note.
2. (Math.) A spiral whose polar equation is r^{2}[theta] = a;
that is, a curve the square of whose radius vector varies
inversely as the angle which the radius vector makes with
a given line.
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