circuitus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

circŭĭtus: (circŭmĭtus, Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29; 2, 62, 155; 2, 19, 49; id. Rep. 1, 29, 45; Quint. 1, 10, 42 al.; cf. circumeo, and v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 737), ūs, m. circumeo (class. in prose and poetry).
I A going round, a circling, revolving, a revolution: solis, Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; cf. Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 86; Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12: nox et dies unum circumitum orbis efflcit, id. Univ. 9 prope med.: Asiae Syriaeque circuitu Aegyptum petit, Suet. Aug. 17: mundi, Plin. 2, 5, 4, § 11.—
   B In medic. lang., the periodical return of a disease, Cels. 3, 5; Ser. Samm. 95.—Far more freq.,
II Meton.
   A (Abstr. pro concr.). A circuit, compass, a way around: plurimum refert, cujus sit formae ille circuitus, Quint. 1, 10, 40; cf. id. 1, 10, 42; 1, 5, 26; Augur. ap. Gell. 13, 14, 1: collis, quem propter magnitudinem circuitus opere circumplecti non poterant, Caes. B. G. 7, 83: illi operibus vincebant, quod interiore spatio minorem circuitum habebant, id. B. C. 3, 44: XV milia passuum circuitu amplexus, id. ib.; so id B G. 1, 41; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54: brevi per mon tes circuitu praemissis, qui munirent viam, Liv. 34, 28, 2; 4, 27, 8; Curt. 3, 11, 19: qualis esset natura montis et qualis in circuitu ascensus, Caes. B. G. 1, 21; 2, 29; 2, 30: longo circuitu petere regiones, id. ib. 7, 45; Verg. A. 11, 767: saevaque circuitu curvantem bracchia longo, Ov M. 2, 82: circumitus Siciliae quid tibi novi ostenderit, Sen. Ep. 79, 1.—
   B = ambitus, an open space left around a building, Varr. L. L. 5, § 22; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p 5, 4 Müll.; Inscr Marin. Fratr. Arval. p. 369.—
III Trop
   A In rhet., a period: in toto circuitu illo orationis, quem Graeci περιοδον, nos tum ambitum, tum circuitum, tum comprehensionem, aut continuationem aut circumscriptionem dicimus, Cic. Or. 61, 204; cf. Quint 9, 4, 124: modo ne circuitus ipse verborum sit aut brevior quam aures exspectent, aut longior, etc., Cic. de Or 3, 49, 191; 3, 51, 198; id. Or. 23, 78; Quint. 8, 6, 59; 11, 1, 6. —In plur.: oratio longiores habet saepe circuitus, Quint. 9, 4, 60.—
   B In the postAug. per., a circumlocution, periphrasis, a roundabout way in speech or action; an indirect procedure.
   1    Of speech, ea, quae proprie signari poterant, circuitu coeperint enuntiare, Quint. 12, 10, 16; 12, 10, 41; 5, 7, 16; 10, 1, 12: loqui per circuitus, Mart. 11, 15, 8.—
   2    Of action: cur circuitu petis gloriam, quae ad manum posita est? Curt. 9, 3, 14: negavi circuitu agendum, sed plane jure civili dimicandum, Petr 13 fin.
circŭĭtus: a, um, Part., from circumeo.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) circŭĭtus, part. de circueo.
(2) circŭĭtus,¹⁰ ūs, m.,
1 action de faire le tour, marche circulaire : circuitus solis orbium Cic. Nat. 2, 49, les révolutions du soleil autour de la terre [les 365 jours de l’année] || détour : circuitu milium quinquaginta Cæs. G. 1, 41, 4, en faisant un détour de 50 milles || retour périodique [d’une maladie] : tertianarum febrium certus circuitus Cels. Med. 3, 5, la fièvre tierce revient à date fixe
2 circuit, tour, enceinte : vallum pedum in circuitu XV milium Cæs. G. 2, 30, 1, fossé de 15\thinspace 000 pieds de tour ; minorem circuitum habere Cæs. C. 3, 44, 5, embrasser un moindre pourtour || espace libre laissé autour d’un bâtiment : Varro L. 5, 22
3 [rhét.] a) période : Cic. Or. 204 ; b) circonlocution, périphrase : loqui aliquid per circuitus Mart. 11, 15, 8, employer des périphrases, cf. Quint. 8, 6, 59 ; 10, 1, 12.