regula

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.