circinatio
μόνον τὸ καλὸν ἀγαθὸν εἶναι → only the beautiful is the good, only the morally beautiful is good
Latin > English
circinatio circinationis N F :: circular line/form; circular motion, revolution; circle, circumference (L+S)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circĭnātĭo: ōnis, f. circino (lit. the describing of a circle; hence, concrete),
I the circumference of a circle, a circle (a word of Vitr.): linea circinationis, Vitr. 1, 6, 6: circuli, id. 9, 7, 2; 3, 3; 10, 10 al.—Of the circular path of the planets, Vitr. 9, 4, pp. 264, 266 Bip.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circĭnātĭō, ōnis, f. (circino), action de décrire un cercle, ou cercle décrit : Vitr. Arch. 9, 8 || mouvement orbiculaire d’un astre : Vitr. Arch. 9, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
circinātio, ōnis, f. (circino, eig. Beschreibung eines Kreises, dah. konkret) die Kreisbildung, der Kreis, Umkreis, Sing. u. Plur., Vitr.: linea circinationis, Vitr.: ducere circinationem, Vitr.: v. »Kreislauf« der Planeten, Vitr.
