canaliculus

cănālĭcŭlus, i, m. (cănālĭcŭla, ae, f. (ante- and post-class.), Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 14; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 198, 7; Gell. 17, 11, 2; cf. canalis), dim. [canalis], a small channel, pipe, or gutter.

• I A water-channel, Vitr. 10, 14 fin.; Col. 8, 15, 6.—
• II A channel of a triglyph, Vitr. 4, 3.—
• III The channel or groove of a catapult, Vitr. 10, 15.—
• IV In surgery, a splint for broken bones, Cels. 8, 2 fin.

canāliculus, ī, m. (Demin. v. canalis), I) die kleine Rinne, Röhre, Vitr. 10, 9 (14). § 3 u. 6 sq. Col. 8, 10, 5 u. 8, 15. Pallad. 6, 11, 2. – II) in der Baukunst: a) der Schlitz des Dreischlitzes, Vitr. 4, 3, 5. – b) die Rinne an der Katapulte, griech. σῦριγξ, Vitr. 10, 10 (15), 3. – III) als t. t. der Chirurgie, eine kleine Beinlade, Cels. 8, 8.

cănālĭcŭlus, ī, m. , petit canal ou conduit : Varro R. 3, 5, 14 || cannelure [dʼune colonne] : Vitr. Arch. 4, 3 || canon [de la catapulte appelée par les Grecs σῦριγξ] : Vitr. Arch. 10, 10 || éclisse : Cels. Med. 8, 8.

canaliculus , i. m.
小溝。柱凹線。

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CANALICULUS

CANALIC´ULUSa small channel or canal (Vitr. 10.14; Col. 8.15, 6), is also used in the following special senses:--to denote (1) the channel or barrel of a catapult (Vitr. 10.15); (2) a splint (Cels. 8.2); (3) the grooves carved on the face of a triglyph between the three uprights (femina, μηροί), while those at each end where the outside femina sank to the level of the metope were called semicanaliculi. [CANALIS, COLUMNA. ]

[J.H.F]

Canalicŭlus

Properly a small channel or canal, and also used in the following special senses: to denote (1) the channel or barrel of a catapult (Vitruv. x. 15);

(2) a splint (Cels.viii. 2);

(3) the grooves carved on the face of a triglyph between the three uprights (femina, μηροί), while those at each end where the outside femina sank to the level of the metope were called semicanaliculi. See canalis; columna.