What is the meaning of Sagitta?

  • (n.) The keystone of an arch.
  • (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.
  • (n.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.
  • (n.) The larger of the two otoliths or ear bones, found in most fishes.
  • (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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HarvardWebster's 2011, sagitta, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/sagitta/definitions/2057418>.
MLAWebster's. "sagitta" 28 May 2011. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/sagitta/definitions/2057418>
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