Lituus
/ˈlɪtju.əs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A military trumpet.
"1786: Fig. 3. A Roman Lituus, or military trumpet, such as is mentioned by Horace in his first ode. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page vi."
- 2 An augur's staff with a recurved top.
- 3 A curve with polar equation r²θ=a², where a is a constant.
Example
More examples"1786: Fig. 3. A Roman Lituus, or military trumpet, such as is mentioned by Horace in his first ode. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page vi."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin lituus.