dimensus
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;
nom. sg. perf. part. - Entry →dimensus, dimensa, dimensum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
regular; measured;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
XV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...substantia, quem cotidie poscit ultro rationem in dies dimensus, amentiam pateris: ~adversus felicium oscula tantum amplexusque meditaris..."Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...qualem diem haberet. ille positus siderum ac spatia dimensus haerere primo, dein pavescere, et quantum introspiceret magis..."
