- spica
- noun (plural spicae or spicas) Etymology: Latin, ear of grain — more at spine Date: circa 1731 a bandage that is applied in successive V-shaped crossings and is used to immobilize a limb especially at a joint
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spica — spica … Dictionnaire des rimes
spica — [ spika ] n. m. • 1707; n. f. 1555; mot lat. « épi » ♦ Méd. Bandage croisé (à la façon des épillets de blé), appliqué au niveau de la racine d un membre. ● spica nom masculin (latin spica, épi) Sorte de bandage croisé appliqué au niveau de la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
špica — špȉca ž <G mn špȋcā> DEFINICIJA reg. 1. vrh, vršak, šiljak 2. glavni naslov s popisom glumaca i ostalih suradnika na početku filma [najavna špica] 3. vrhunac čega [špica sezone] 4. vrijeme najintenzivnijeg gradskog prometa kad se ide na… … Hrvatski jezični portal
SPICA — S.p.A. (Società Pompe Iniezione Cassani Affini) was an Italian manufacturer of fuel injection systems. The company was founded by Francesco Cassaniin 1932.Cite web|url=http://www.cefriel.it/en/gazette/archive/2006 02/passionForTractors.html|title … Wikipedia
spica — spȉca ž DEFINICIJA bot., v. klas ETIMOLOGIJA lat. Spica: Klas, najsvjetlija zvijezda u zviježđu Djevica … Hrvatski jezični portal
Spica — Spi ca, n.; pl. {Spic[ae]}. [L., an ear, as of corn.] 1. (Med.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A star… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spica — (lat.), 1) Ähre (s.d.); 2) Art der Pflanzengattung [539] Lavandula; 3) (Chir.), Binde, s. Kornähre 2); 4) Stern zweiter Größe vom Sternbild der Jungfrau (s.d. 3) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spica [1] — Spica (lat.), Ähre, eine Form des Blütenstandes (s. d.); spicatus, in eine Ähre zusammengestellt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spica [2] — Spica (Kornähre), der hellste Stern (α) im Sternbilde der Jungfrau (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spica — Spica, der Stern Spika … Universal-Lexikon
Spica — 1728, bright star in constellation Virgo, from L., lit. ear of grain, corresponding to Gk. stakhys (see SPIKE (Cf. spike) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary
