Sagitta Definition

sə-jĭtə
noun
A small N constellation between Vulpecula and Aquila.
Webster's New World

The keystone of an arch.

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(geometry) 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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(anatomy) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.

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pronoun

(astronomy) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.

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Origin of Sagitta

  • From Latin sagitta (“arrow").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sagitta arrow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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