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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

rēgŭla: ae, f. rego,
I a straight piece of wood, ruler, rule (class.; cf.: norma, libella).
I Lit.: atque si id crederemus, non egeremus perpendiculis, non normis, non regulis, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 163, 2; cf. (with linea): perpendiculum, and norma, Vitr. 7, 3: materiam ad regulam et libellam exigere, Plin. 36, 25, 63, § 188; Col. 3, 13, 11 sq.: hoc cum regulā exploraveris aequale, Pall. 1, 9, 2.—
   B Transf.
   1    A straight staff; in gen., a stick, lath, bar (of wood or iron): quadratas regulas, quattuor patentes digitos, defigunt, Caes. B. C. 2, 10; Front. Strat. 3, 13, 6; Col. 6, 19, 3; 6, 26, 2; 12, 50, 10; Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 5; Cels. 8, 10; Vitr. 5, 10; Stat. Th. 6, 594: aurea, an ingot of gold, Vulg. Josue, 7, 21.—
   2    A measuringrod: in regulā, in pondere, Vulg. Lev. 19, 35.—
   3    In mechanics.
   a Plur., the two cheeks on each side of the channel in which the dart of the catapult lay; also called bucculae, Vitr. 10, 12.—
   b The shank of a triglyph, Vitr. 4, 3.—
   c The disks of an oilpress: quod si regulis olea prematur, et praelum et suculam et regulas dominum parare oportere, Dig. 19, 2, 19, § 2.—
II Trop., a rule, pattern, model, example (cf.: formula, praescriptio): fontem omnium bonorum in corpore esse: hanc normam, hanc regulam, hanc praescriptionem esse naturae, Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 140: regula, ad quam eorum dirigantur orationes, qui, etc., id. Opt. Gen. 7 fin.; id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: regula, quā vera et falsa judicarentur, id. Brut. 41, 152: nos studia nostra nostrae naturae regulā metiamur, id. Off. 1, 31, 110: (lex est) juris atque injuriae regula, id. Leg. 1, 6, 19: regula totius philosophiae, id. Ac. 2, 9, 29; cf. id. N. D. 1, 16, 43: pravissima consuetudinis regula, id. Brut. 74, 258: mediocritatis regula, id. Off. 2, 17, 59: omnium una regula est, id. ib. 3, 31, 81: emendate loquendi regula, Quint. 1, 5, 1; so, loquendi, id. 1, 7, 1: sermonis, id. 1, 6, 44: morum, Mart. 11, 2, 3 et saep.: ad legem ac regulam compositum esse, Quint. 12, 10, 50; cf.: locuti sunt ad hanc regulam, id. 9, 4, 4: habeo regulam, ut talia visa vera judicem, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58: assit Regula, peccatis quae poenas irroget aequas, Hor. S. 1, 3, 118: secundam regulam nostram, Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 15; cf. id. ib. v. 13, 16; id. Phil. 3, 16.—In plur. (only late Lat.), Gai. Inst. 3, § 142; Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2, § 10; Arn. 1, n. 59: regulae credendi, Aug. Doctr. Chr. 4, 9 init.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) rēgŭla,¹¹ æ, f. (rego),
1 règle servant à mettre droit, à mettre d’équerre : Cic. Ac. fr. 8 ; Plin. 36, 188 || [fig.] règle, étalon [servant à juger, à corriger] : pravissima consuetudinis regula Cic. Br. 258, la règle (si tordue) si défectueuse de l’usage ; ad regulam aliquid dirigere Cic. Opt. 23, conformer qqch. à une règle, à un étalon ; habere regulam, qua vera et falsa judicentur Cic. Br. 152, posséder une règle qui permette de déterminer ce qui est vrai, ce qui est faux ; lex est juris atque injuriæ regula Cic. Leg. 1, 19, la loi est la règle du juste et de l’injuste || pl., Gaius Inst. 3, 142 ; Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2, 10 ; etc.
2 bâton droit, barre, latte : Cæs. C. 2, 10, 4 || tige de piston dans une pompe : Vitr. Arch. 10, 7, 3 || montant du triglyphe : Vitr. Arch. 4, 3, 4 || regulæ Dig. 19, 2, 19, 2, disques pour l’extraction de l’huile.
(2) rēgŭla, æ, f., = basilisca [plante] : Ps. Apul. Herb. 128.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) rēgula1, ae, f. (rego), die Leiste, die Latte, der Stab, die Schiene, I) im allg., Caes., Vitr. u.a. – II) insbes., in der Mechanik, A) das Richtscheit, Richtholz, Lineal, 1) eig.: regula non quam formosa, sed quam recta sit quaeritur, Sen.: non egeremus perpendiculis, non normis, non regulis, Cic. fr.: materia ad regulam et libellam exigitur, Plin.: ut longitudines ad regulam et lineam, altitudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad normam respondentes exigantur, Vitr. – 2) übtr., die Richtschnur, der Maßstab, die Regel, der Grundsatz, α) klass. nur im Sing., iuris, Cic.: regula, ad quam omnia iudicia rerum dirigentur, Cic.: a iustitiae regula discedere, Lact.: sub nullam regulam cadere posse, unter keine R. gebracht werden können, Sen.: vitium contra regulam artis grammaticae factum, Diom. – β) bei Spät. auch im Plur., Gaius inst. 3. § 142. Cod. Iust. 1, 17, 2. § 10. Prisc. 6, 1. Phocas 410, 18 u. 411, 26 K. Arnob. 1, 59 u. 2, 19. Augustin. serm. 1, 4. – B) der Steg, Schenkel des Dreischlitzes, Vitr. 4, 3, 4 u.a. – C) die Kolbenstange an einem Druckwerke, Vitr. 10, 7 (12), 3. – D) der Schieber in der Wasserorgel, Vitr. 10, 8, 3 sqq. – E) regulae = die Scheiben zum Ölpressen, Ulp. dig. 19, 2, 19. § 2. – F) der Deichselpflock, Edict. Diocl. 15, 13 (wo griech. ῥηγλα).
(2) rēgula2, ae, f. (regulus), vollst. herba regula, rein lat. Ausdruck für die Pflanze basilisca, w. s., Ps. Apul. herb. 128.

Latin > English

regula regulae N F :: ruler, straight ede (drawing); basic principle, rule, standard; rod/bar/rail