Definition of circinus
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Orthography ID = 2010296
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LNS
circinus, circinī
circinus
noun (., 2nd declension)
  1. m.
  2. a pair of compasses
Abbreviations
circinus, i, m.. = κίρκινος, a pair of compasses' flumen Dubis. ut circino circumductum, paene totum oppidum cingit, Caes. B. G. 1, 38: diducere, Vitr. 9, 7, 2: circino spatia dimetiri, id ib.; id. 10, 4, 1: ratio circini, Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 63.
 
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