conus

cōnus, i, m., = κῶνος, a cone.

• I In gen., Lucr. 4, 430 and 432; Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24; 2, 18, 47 al.—
• II Esp., of conical bodies,
• • A The apex of a helmet, Verg. A. 3, 468; Ov. M. 3, 108; Plin. 10, 1, 1, § 2; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 14, 2.—
  • B The cone of the cypress, Col. 6, 7, 2.—
  • C A kind of sundial, Vitr. 9, 8, 1.

cōnus, ī, m. (κῶνος), der Kegel, I) eig.: coni acumen, Lucr.: coni forma, Cic. – II) übtr.: A) (= φάλος, später κῶνος) ein kegelförmiger Bügel am Helm, an dessen Spitze der Helmbusch eingelassen war (vgl. Isid. 18, 14, 2), der Kegel, Verg. u. Plin. – B) als Frucht, der Zapfen, cupressinus, Col. 6, 7, 2. – C) eine Art Sonnenuhr, Vitr. 9, 8 (9), 1.

1 conus [CL < κῶνος] 1 cone (geom.). b apex. conon est figura que ab amplo in angustum finit Bart. Angl. XIX 124; tunc ‥ ~us umbre terre cadet super corpus lune Sacrob. Sph. 4. p. 115.  b ut flammantis pyrae cacumina ‥ sperae apicem xxx cubitis in ~um praecellerent Aldh. VirgP 36; 9‥ in ~um, on heannesse WW; [ignis stellaris] ad formam ‥ exterioris ignis, si talis [sc. peremptorius] esset, se accomodaret atque in ~um surgeret Adel. QN 74; punctus ‥ describit unum latus trigoni a basi usque ad ~um Gros. 9; radii ‥ semper in pupille medio sive centro tanquam in ~o angulariter uniuntur Bart. Angl. V 7 (cf. ib.: a singulis partibus rei vise confluunt linee, que faciunt pyramidem cujus ~us est pupilla et basis in re visa); a quolibet puncto corporis solaris super quamlibet partem terre ei objectam exeunt pyramidaliter radii, facientes triangulum cujus ~us est in corpore solari et basis illa pars terre in quam descendunt (Docking Deut. xi 10–12) Doc. Francisc. 116; ~us brevioris pyramidis fortius operatur, ‥ quia minus distat ab agente Bacon Maj. I 123; in obtusioribus [pyramidibus] radii ad ~os se intersecant ad obtusiorem angulum Peckham Persp. I 19. 2 a crest (of helmet). b tip, top (of head or other part of body). c top of tree. d top of building, gable or sim; cf. cuneus 4. a ~us, helmes byge Ælf. Gl.; nec pigebat regem ‥ per flumen ‥ preire, quo pene ad galee ~um demergebatur Lib. Eli. II 110; nec galea caput in ~um erecta ‥ tuetur Gir. TH III 10; exue parmam / et galee conum Vinsauf PN 518; sub galee conis furit hic feritate leonis Garl. Mor. Scol. 112 (cf. ib. 487); hic ~us, a crest WW.  b s1170 (v. cella 2a); caput domini sui quassando cum capulo letale vulnus in ~o ejus inflixit T. Marlb. Wistan 330 (cf. T. Marlb. Wistan 333: tantum ~o capitis quassato in modum regie corone victor occubuit); dilatata est inflatura ‥ ut vix virge ~us emineret W. Cant. Mir. Thom. II 20; sic a ~o cordis tamquam a radice et puncto existente influunt omnes virtutes ad universas partes corporis Ps.-Ric. Anat. 42; semper tecta facie usque ad ~um nasi ‥ est humiliter incedendum Cust. Cant. 185; 1451 latitudo capucii habitus nostri non transeat a lateribus ~um juncture humerorum (Abbr. Stat.) Mon. Francisc. II 88.  c nemoris dum scanderet alta, / caederet ut pecori arboreo de pabula cono Bede CuthbV 32. 589D.  d lapidem in ~o capitis orientalem versus austrum posuit comes Leycestrie Robertus, offerens operariis super lapidem xl m. Croyl. Cont. A 119; c1566 ut ‥ paries finalis ‥ cubiculi perpendiculariter in ~um ascendat ad supremum cubiculum ampliandum Arch. Hist. Camb. I 172n.

2 conus v. cuneus(3c & 4)

cōnus, (14) ī, m. (κῶνος), ¶ 1 cône : Lucr. 4, 430 ; Cic. Nat. 1, 24 ¶ 2 [fig.] sommet dʼun casque : Virg. En. 3, 468 || pomme de cyprès : Col. Rust. 6, 7, 2 || sorte de cadran solaire : Vitr. Arch. 9, 8, 1.

conus , i. m.
凸。尖圓體。柏塔。

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cōnus ī, m

• , κῶνος, a cone: coni forma.— The apex of a helmet, V.