Associations to the word «Sagitta»

SAGITTA, noun. The keystone of an arch.

SAGITTA, noun. (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.

SAGITTA, noun. (anatomy) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.

SAGITTA, proper noun. (constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.

SAGITTA, noun. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way.

SAGITTA, noun. Any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta.