Definition of Morta

1. Proper noun. (Roman god) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morta

Morrigu
Morris
Morris chair
Morris column
Morris columns
Morrison
Morristown
Morrow's honeysuckle
Mors
Morse
Morse code
Morse function
Morse functions
Morse theory
Mort
Morta (current term)
Mortierella
Mortimer
Morton
Morton's neuralgia
Morton's neuroma
Morton's plane
Morton's toe
Morus alba
Morus nigra
Morus rubra
Morvan's chorea
Mosaic

Literary usage of Morta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1916)
"The escarpment of the Serra Vacca Morta trends a little to the northeast from Rua da Palha as far as the northern margin of the Lagoa Piato, ..."

2. A History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials: From by Isaac Todhunter (1886)
"The consideration of the impact of bodies is more suggestive; the forza viva existing before impact is converted at the moment into forza morta and this ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Morta on Dictionary.com!Search for Morta on Thesaurus.com!Search for Morta on Google!Search for Morta on Wikipedia!

Search