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rectus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin r?ctus (“straight, upright”), clipping of m?sculus r?ctus (“straight muscle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???k.t?s/
Noun
rectus (plural recti)
- (anatomy) Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc.
- Hyponyms: rectus abdominis, rectus capitis anterior, rectus capitis lateralis, rectus capitis posterior major, rectus capitis posterior minor, rectus femoris
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of rectus abdominis.
- (anatomy) Any of a number of muscles controlling the movement of the eyeball.
- Hyponyms: superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, lateral rectus
Related terms
- diastasis recti
References
- “rectus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “rectus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- Crutes, Curets, Custer, cruets, cruset, curest, curets, eructs, recuts, truces
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of reg? (“to keep or lead straight, to guide”). Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h?re?tós (“having moved in a straight line”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?re?- (“to straighten, direct”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?re?k.tus/, [?re?kt??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?rek.tus/, [?r?kt?us]
Participle
r?ctus (feminine r?cta, neuter r?ctum, comparative r?ctior, superlative r?ctissimus, adverb r?ct?); first/second-declension participle
- led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.
- (in general) right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.
- (in particular) morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest.
- Antonym: pr?vus
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants
References
- rectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rectus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- rectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
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rictus
English
Etymology
From Latin rictus, participle of ringor (“open the mouth wide”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???k.t?s/, /???k.t?s/
Noun
rictus (plural rictus or rictuses)
- A bird's gaping mouth.
- The throat of a calyx.
- Any open-mouthed expression.
Derived terms
- rictal
Translations
Anagrams
- Citrus, Curtis, Turcis, citrus, rustic
Catalan
Noun
rictus m (plural rictus)
- rictus
French
Etymology
From Latin rictus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ik.tys/
Noun
rictus m (plural rictus)
- rictus; grimace
Latin
Etymology
From ringor (“I gape, show my teeth, snarl; I am vexed”) +? -tus (action noun forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?rik.tus/, [?r?kt??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?rik.tus/, [?rikt?us]
Noun
rictus m (genitive rict?s); fourth declension
- the gaping of a mouth, as when laughing or yawning
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Descendants
- English: rictus
- French: rictus
- Portuguese: ricto
- Spanish: rictus
Anagrams
- citrus
References
- rictus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rictus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rictus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Romanian
Etymology
From French rictus, from Latin rictus.
Noun
rictus n (plural rictusuri)
- rictus
Declension
Spanish
Noun
rictus m (plural rictus)
- sneer; wince
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