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διάστημα, an interval

διάστημα, ατος, τό, (διαστῆναι)
  • interval, freq. in Music, Archyt. 2, Pl. R. 531a, Aristox. Harm. p.4 M., al., Arist. Pr. 922b6, Damox. 2.57; of Time, δ. τετραετές Plb. 9.1.1: generally, ἐκ μεγάλων δ. κινεῖσθαι Democr. 191; δ. μεταξὺ κόσμων Epicur. Ep. 2 p.37 U.; distance, Phld. D. 3.8,9.
        • b Geom., radius, κέντρῳ τῷ Α, διαστήματι τῷ ΑΒ, γεγράφθω κύκλος Euc. 1.1, cf. Ph. Bel. 52.14; of a sphere, Autol. 6.
        • c aperture, ἀγγεῖον ἔχον δ. μέγα Arist. GA 787b4; ἐκ πολλοῦ δ. Id. Aud. 800a36; τὰ δ. τῆς χειρὸς τῶν δακτύλων the spaces between the fingers, Aen.Tact. 31.35.
      • 2 Medic., diastasis, of bones, Hp. Off. 23 (pl.), cf. Gal. 18(2).887.
      • 3 difference, τῶν ἡδονῶν μεγάλα τὰ δ. Nicom.Com. 1.22.
      • 4 ratio, Archyt. 2, Arist. Ph. 202a18.
      • 5 in Aristotleʼs symbolism, conjunction of two terms, APr. 42b10, APo. 82b7, al.
      • 6 extension, dimension, χρόνος κινήσεως δ. Zeno Stoic. 1.26, cf. Chrysipp. ib. 2.164, Dam. Pr. 389; of Space, Arist. Ph. 209a4, Plot. 6.4.2; ὧν πρότερον διάστημα ἐνειστήκει whose extension (i.e. surface) it (the εἴδωλον) formerly occupied, Epicur. Nat. 2.3.
    • II distinction of style, Longin. 40.2.

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