De Caelo I

Question 0

δυσχερ-ής, ές

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(χείρ) hard to take in hand or manage, opp. εὐχερής

Question 1

δωδεκά-εδρος, ον

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(ἕδρα) with twelve surfaces: δωδεκάεδρον,τό, dodecahedron

Question 2

διάμετρ-ος, ον

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diametrical: Astrol., diametrically opposed; Subst. δ. (sc. γραμμή), ἡ, diagonal of a parallelogram

Question 3

ἑλίσσω or ἐλίσσω, Att. ἑλιξό-ττω

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turn round or about, roll; Med. and Pass., turn oneself round or about

Question 4

περιπάλαξις, εως, ἡ

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collision, combination of atoms

Question 5

πέριξ

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strengthd. for περί, mostly Ion. Prose and Trag. (in latter usu. Adv.): Prep., round about, all round

Question 6

περιφορ-ά, ἡ

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carrying round, of dishes at table : hence, meats carried round, course at dinner; (from Pass.) going round, circular or rotatory motion, revolution, of a wheel

Question 7

πρό-ωσις, εως, ἡ

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(προωθέω) pushing forward, propulsion

Question 8

λεπτότης, ητος, ἡ

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(λεπτός) thinness, opp. παχύτης

Question 9

μεσημβρ-ία

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(μέσος, ἡμέρα), midday

Question 10

ὀκτά-εδρος, ον

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of a solid figure, eight-sided

Question 11

παῦλα, ἡ

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(παύω) rest, pause

Question 12

πᾰχῠ-μερής, ές

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consisting of thick or coarse parts; τὸ παχυμερές the dense part

Question 13

κυκλο-τερής, ές

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(τείρω) made round by turning

Question 14

ἐπωνῠμ-ία, ἡ

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(ἐπώνυμοσ) derived or significant name

Question 15

ἀντεστραμμένως

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inversely, conversely

Question 16

ἀντιστρέφω

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pf. -έστροφα, turn to the opposite side:—Pass., to be turned in the opposite direction

Question 17

χιλι-άς, άδος, ἡ

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a thousand

Question 18

παρεν-οχλέω

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cause one much annoyance

Question 19

ῤᾳστών-η, ἡ

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(ῤᾷστος) easiness of doing anything; opp. χαλεπότης

Question 20

σύνεσις, Att. ξύνεσις, εως, ἡ

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(συνίημι) uniting, union

Question 21

συγκρίνω

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bring into combination or aggregation, opp. διακρίνω; combine, compare

Question 22

συστοιχ-ία, ἡ

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column or series of things or ideas

Question 23

πλάγιος,α, ον, also ος, ον

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(πλάζω) placed sideways, athwart; π. φορά oblique motion, Pl.Ti.39a; opp. ἀντία (direct)

Question 24

περιρρέω

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fut. -ρεύδομαι, flow round

Question 25

συνθλίβω

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press together, compress

Question 26

ὁμᾰλ-ής, ές

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level, even, of the ground

Question 27

κυρτ-ός, ή, όν

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bulging, swelling

Question 28

κύρτ-ωσις, εως, ἡ

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bulging

Question 29

κυμ-αίνω

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fut. κυμᾰνῶ, rise in waves, swell

Question 30

μετέωρος, ον

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(ἀείρω) raised from off the ground

Question 31

γωνία, ἡ

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corner, angle; γ. ἐπίπεδος, στερεά, plane, solid angle; metaph., corner, secluded spot

Question 32

διᾰμαρτ-άνω

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miss entirely

Question 33

βῠθός, ὁ

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the depth, esp. of the sea

Question 34

ἀστρο-λογία, ἡ

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astronomy

Question 35

ἄψυχ-ος, ον

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lifeless, inanimate

Question 36

ἄτακτ-ος, ον

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not in battle-order, of troops; undisciplined, disorderly

Question 37

ἐμπερι-λαμβάνω

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encompass, enclose

Question 38

ἐναπο-λαμβάνω

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cut off and enclose, intercept,

Question 39

στενοχωρ-ία, ἡ

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narrowness of space, a confined space; want of room, by sea or land, opp. εὐρυχωρία and ἄνεσις; ς. βίου the short space of life remaining; metaph., straits, difficulty, ἡ ς. τοῦ ποταμοῦ difficulty of passing the river