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1 circuitus or circumitus
circuitus or circumitus ūs, m [circumeo], a going round, circling, revolving, revolution. solis. — A circuit, compass, way around: quod interiore spatio minorem circuitum habebant, Cs.: parvo circuitu locum petere, L.: in circuitu ascensus, Cs.: omnem pererrat Undique circuitum, V.: circuitu curvantem bracchia longo, O.—Fig., in rhet., a period: verborum. -
2 rotō
rotō āvī, ātus, āre [rota], to turn round, swing round, whirl about: Learchum More fundae, O.: ensem Fulmineum, brandish, V.: telum, L.: flammae fumum, H.: circum caput igne rotato, circling, O.: nivibus rotatis, revolving, O.—Rarely intrans, to turn, roll, revolve: saxa rotantia, V.* * *rotare, rotavi, rotatus Vwhirl round; revolve, rotate -
3 volūbilis
volūbilis e, adj. [3 VOL-], that is turned round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving: buxum, i. e. a top, V.: caelum: nexus (anguis), O.: deus: (amnis) in omne volubilis aevum, H.: aurum, i. e. the golden apple, O. —Fig., of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble: Appi oratio: homo.—Changeable, fickle: fortuna.* * *volubilis, volubile ADJwinding, twisting -
4 circuitus
1.circŭĭtus, a, um, Part., from circumeo.2.circŭĭtus ( circŭmĭtus, Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29; 2, 62, 155; 2, 19, 49; id. Rep. 1, 29, 45; Quint. 1, 10, 42 al.; cf. circumeo, and v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 737), ūs, m. [circumeo] (class. in prose and poetry).I.A going round, a circling, revolving, a revolution:B.solis,
Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; cf. Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 86; Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12:nox et dies unum circumitum orbis efflcit,
id. Univ. 9 prope med.:Asiae Syriaeque circuitu Aegyptum petit,
Suet. Aug. 17:mundi,
Plin. 2, 5, 4, § 11.—In medic. lang., the periodical return of a disease, Cels. 3, 5; Ser. Samm. 95.—Far more freq.,II.Meton.A.(Abstr. pro concr.). A circuit, compass, a way around:B.plurimum refert, cujus sit formae ille circuitus,
Quint. 1, 10, 40; cf. id. 1, 10, 42; 1, 5, 26; Augur. ap. Gell. 13, 14, 1:collis, quem propter magnitudinem circuitus opere circumplecti non poterant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 83:illi operibus vincebant, quod interiore spatio minorem circuitum habebant,
id. B. C. 3, 44:XV milia passuum circuitu amplexus,
id. ib.; so id B G. 1, 41; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54:brevi per mon tes circuitu praemissis, qui munirent viam,
Liv. 34, 28, 2; 4, 27, 8; Curt. 3, 11, 19:qualis esset natura montis et qualis in circuitu ascensus,
Caes. B. G. 1, 21; 2, 29; 2, 30:longo circuitu petere regiones,
id. ib. 7, 45; Verg. A. 11, 767:saevaque circuitu curvantem bracchia longo, Ov M. 2, 82: circumitus Siciliae quid tibi novi ostenderit,
Sen. Ep. 79, 1.—= ambitus, an open space left around a building, Varr. L. L. 5, § 22; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p 5, 4 Müll.; Inscr Marin. Fratr. Arval. p. 369.—III.TropA.In rhet., a period: in toto circuitu illo orationis, quem Graeci periodon, nos tum ambitum, tum circuitum, tum comprehensionem, aut continuationem aut circumscriptionem dicimus, Cic. Or. 61, 204; cf.B.Quint 9, 4, 124: modo ne circuitus ipse verborum sit aut brevior quam aures exspectent, aut longior, etc.,
Cic. de Or 3, 49, 191; 3, 51, 198; id. Or. 23, 78; Quint. 8, 6, 59; 11, 1, 6. —In plur.:oratio longiores habet saepe circuitus,
Quint. 9, 4, 60.—In the postAug. per., a circumlocution, periphrasis, a roundabout way in speech or action; an indirect procedure.1.Of speech, ea, quae proprie signari poterant, circuitu coeperint enuntiare, Quint. 12, 10, 16; 12, 10, 41; 5, 7, 16;2.10, 1, 12: loqui per circuitus,
Mart. 11, 15, 8.—Of action:cur circuitu petis gloriam, quae ad manum posita est?
Curt. 9, 3, 14: negavi circuitu agendum, sed plane jure civili dimicandum, Petr 13 fin. -
5 volubilis
vŏlūbĭlis, e, adj. [volvo], that is turned round or (more freq.) that turns itself round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving.I.Lit.:II.buxum,
i. e. a top, Verg. A. 7, 382:caelum,
Cic. Univ. 6 fin.:sol,
Prud. Cath. 3 praef.:nexus (anguis),
Ov. M. 3, 41:volubilis et rotundus deus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 46:figurae aquae,
Lucr. 3, 190:procursus,
id. 2, 455:aquae,
Hor. C. 4, 1, 40; cf.:labitur (sc. amnis), et labetur in omne volubilis aevum,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:aurum,
i. e. the golden apple, Ov. M. 10, 667; cf. id. H. 20, 209:electrum,
Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42:pila,
App. M. 2, p. 116.—Trop.A.Of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble (the figure taken from rolling waters):B.vis volubilis orationis,
Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:oratio,
Cic. Brut. 28, 108:rotunda volubilisque sententia,
Gell. 11, 13, 4.— Transf., of the speaker:homo volubilis quādam praecipiti celeritate dicendi,
Cic. Fl. 20, 48; id. Brut. 27, 105; id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 617 P.—Of fate, changeable, mutable:1.vaga volubilisque fortuna,
Cic. Mil. 26, 69; cf.:cum videamus tot varietates tam volubili orbe circumagi,
Plin. Ep. 4, 24, 6:fortunae volubiles casus,
Amm. 22, 1, 1:volubilium casuum diritas,
id. 26, 1, 3.— Adv.: vŏlūbĭ-lĭter.Swiftly rolling, spinning, Amm. 20, 11, 26; cf. Non. p. 4, 1.—2. -
6 volubiliter
vŏlūbĭlis, e, adj. [volvo], that is turned round or (more freq.) that turns itself round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving.I.Lit.:II.buxum,
i. e. a top, Verg. A. 7, 382:caelum,
Cic. Univ. 6 fin.:sol,
Prud. Cath. 3 praef.:nexus (anguis),
Ov. M. 3, 41:volubilis et rotundus deus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 46:figurae aquae,
Lucr. 3, 190:procursus,
id. 2, 455:aquae,
Hor. C. 4, 1, 40; cf.:labitur (sc. amnis), et labetur in omne volubilis aevum,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:aurum,
i. e. the golden apple, Ov. M. 10, 667; cf. id. H. 20, 209:electrum,
Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42:pila,
App. M. 2, p. 116.—Trop.A.Of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble (the figure taken from rolling waters):B.vis volubilis orationis,
Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:oratio,
Cic. Brut. 28, 108:rotunda volubilisque sententia,
Gell. 11, 13, 4.— Transf., of the speaker:homo volubilis quādam praecipiti celeritate dicendi,
Cic. Fl. 20, 48; id. Brut. 27, 105; id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 617 P.—Of fate, changeable, mutable:1.vaga volubilisque fortuna,
Cic. Mil. 26, 69; cf.:cum videamus tot varietates tam volubili orbe circumagi,
Plin. Ep. 4, 24, 6:fortunae volubiles casus,
Amm. 22, 1, 1:volubilium casuum diritas,
id. 26, 1, 3.— Adv.: vŏlūbĭ-lĭter.Swiftly rolling, spinning, Amm. 20, 11, 26; cf. Non. p. 4, 1.—2.
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