dimensae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →dimetior, dimetiri, dimensus sum:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
measure out/off; (space/time/words); weigh out, measure by weight; lay out;
dat. sg. perf. part.gen. sg. perf. part.nom. pl. perf. part.voc. pl. perf. part. - Entry →dimensus, dimensa, dimensum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
regular; measured;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.)
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...receptum est. XXVII. Non enim ad pedes verba dimensa sunt, ideoque ex loco transferuntur in locum, ut iungantur..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...Mars errat in armis. omnia sint paribus numeris dimensa uiarum, non animum modo uti pascat prospectus inanem..."Liber IV
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...instituit. Tigna bina sesquipedalia paulum ab imo praeacuta dimensa ad altitudinem fluminis intervallo pedum duorum inter se iungebat..."Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...undique aequalis: nullus sinus, obliquitas nulla, omnia dimensa paria, et quasi artificis manu cavata et excisa. Color caerulo..."
