Get to know Sagitta better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like constellation or chaetognath.
Sagitta in a sentence
Related words
Sagitta meaning
- The keystone of an arch.
- 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.
- The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
Synonyms of Sagitta
Using Sagitta
- The main meaning on this page is: The keystone of an arch. | 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. | The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
- Useful related words include: constellation, arrowworm, chaetognath.
Context around Sagitta
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sagitta
- In this selection, "sagitta" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, greece and ignea stand out and add context to how "sagitta" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ancient greece sagitta can be and the ignea sagitta was unknown. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sagitta" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sagitta
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ancient Greece Sagitta can be seen above Aquila in this plate from Urania's Mirror (1825). (16 words)
Richard Copsey argues that the Ignea Sagitta was unknown until the early fifteenth century, raising the question whether it was ever publicly issued. (23 words)
Richard Copsey argues that the Ignea Sagitta was unknown until the early fifteenth century, raising the question whether it was ever publicly issued. (23 words)
Ancient Greece Sagitta can be seen above Aquila in this plate from Urania's Mirror (1825). (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
Ancient Greece Sagitta can be seen above Aquila in this plate from Urania's Mirror (1825).
Richard Copsey argues that the Ignea Sagitta was unknown until the early fifteenth century, raising the question whether it was ever publicly issued.