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Definition of Lituus

1. n. A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the heavens.

Definition of Lituus

1. Noun. A military trumpet. ¹

2. Noun. (geometry) A curve with polar equation $r^2\; \backslash theta\; =\; a^2$, where ''a'' is a constant. ¹

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Definition of Lituus

1. an augur's curved staff [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Lituus

1. 1. A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the heavens. An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note. 2. A spiral whose polar equation is r^2

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