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Definition of sagitta

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Sagitta (n.) 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..

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Sagittary :: Sagittary (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow..

Bregma :: Bregma (n.) The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.

Obelion :: Obelion (n.) The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.

Lambda :: Lambda (n.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull.

Arrowworm :: Arrowworm (n.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta..

Rabdoidal :: Rabdoidal (a.) See Sagittal.

Rhabdoidal :: Rhabdoidal (a.) See Sagittal.

Arrowhead :: Arrowhead (n.) An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S. sagittifolia, -- named from the shape of the leaves..

Tanier :: Tanier (n.) An aroid plant (Caladium sagittaefolium), the leaves of which are boiled and eaten in the West Indies..

Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) 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..

Sagittary :: Sagittary (n.) The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.

Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes..

Sagittate :: Sagittate (a.) Shaped like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal angles prolonged downward..

Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The keystone of an arch.

Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.

Sagittated :: Sagittated (a.) Sagittal; sagittate.

Sagittal :: Sagittal (a.) In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal..

Sagittal :: Sagittal (a.) Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.

Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow..

Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod..