Definitions for sagitta

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Sagitta(noun)

    a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way

  2. sagitta(noun)

    any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

Wiktionary

  1. Sagitta(ProperNoun)

    A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.

  2. Origin: From sagitta.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sagitta(noun)

    a small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow

  2. Sagitta(noun)

    the keystone of an arch

  3. Sagitta(noun)

    the distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string

  4. Sagitta(noun)

    the larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes

  5. Sagitta(noun)

    a genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Chaetognatha


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