limes transversus

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-12-03
Primary meaning diameter
Literal translation diametric track
Variants
limes transversus
transversus limes
Edited by
diameter astronomical term, astrological concept

line that connects two entities in opposition (6 signs removed)

nam sua quadratis veniunt, sua iura trigonis et quae per senos decurrit virgula tractus quaeque secat medium transverso limite caelum;

‘For special properties accrue to squares, to trigons, to the line which traverses six chords, and to that which cuts the midspace of the sky with diametric track;’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.646 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 132-133

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). limes transversus (Lemma #2306). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2306/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). limes transversus (Lemma #2306). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2306/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). limes transversus (Lemma #2306). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2306/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) limes transversus (Lemma #2306), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2306/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2306,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {limes transversus ({Lemma} #2306)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2306/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2306/},
}