Latin search results for: chasma

#1

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. chasm/fissure/opening in earth, abyss
  2. supposed meteoric phenomenon
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. earthquake that leaves chasms/fissures/openings in earth
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)