porrectio
From LSJ
πλέων επί οίνοπα πόντον επ' αλλοθρόους ανθρώπους → while sailing over the wine-dark sea to men of strange speech
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
porrectĭo: ōnis, f. 1. porrigo,
I a stretching out, extending, extension: digitorum (opp. contractio), Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150: bracchii, Auct. Her. 3, 15, 27.—
II Concr., a straight line (opp. circinatio), Vitr. 10, 3, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
porrēctĭō, ōnis, f. (porrigo),
1 allongement : Cic. Nat. 2, 150
2 ligne droite : Vitr. Arch. 10, 3, 8.
