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Definition of Sagitta

1. Noun. A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way.

Definition of Sagitta

1. n. A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.

Definition of Sagitta

1. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sagitta

1. a keystone [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sagitta

1. 1. A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. 2. The keystone of an arch. 3. 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. 4. The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes. 5. A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Chaetognatha. Origin: L, an arrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Sagitta

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

1. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1898)
"The very wide geographical distribution of Sagitta was alluded to, ... In discussing the zoological relations of Sagitta, Mr. Huxley's remarks were to the ..."

2. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1898)
"The very wide geographical distribution of Sagitta was alluded to, ... In discussing the zoological relations of Sagitta, Mr. Huxley's remarks were to the ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"THE Sagitta bipunctata was first observed by MM. Quoy and Gaimard in the Straits of Gibraltar, at the commencement of their second voyage round the ..."

4. Newton's Principia, First Book, Sections I., II., III.: With Notes and by Isaac Newton, Percival Frost (1878)
"The sagitta of an arc is ultimately one quarter of the subtense drawn at the extremity of the arc parallel to the sagitta. Let the sagitta FE bisect the arc ..."

5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Sagitta. The name " Sagitta " was given by Martin Slabber in 1775 to a small marine worm which is now known as the type of a distinct group, ..."

6. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1902)
"Notes on the Development of Sagitta, By L. DONCASTER, BA, King's College. ... was confirmed in every way except that in Sagitta bipunctata head-cavities are ..."

7. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquitiesby William George Smith, Charles Anthon by William George Smith, Charles Anthon (1870)
"Sagitta. other Homeric epithet, viz., "three-tongued" ... on ancient monuments of all kinds, and are indicated by the terms alti," pennata sagitta,*" and ..."

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