κυκλοτερής

kykloteres

made round by turning

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 13 293a15–296a23

294a8
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 361b14–363a20

362b13
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 102 839a12–25

839a16

Dictionary (LSJ)

κυκλοτερής, ές, (τείρω) A. made round by turning (τὴν γῆν ἐοῦσαν κυκλοτερέα ὡς ἀπὸ τόρνου Hdt. 4.36): generally, round, circular, κυκλοτερὲς μέγα τόξον ἔτεινε stretched it into a circle, Il. 4.124; ἄλσος πάντοσε κυκλοτερές Od. 17.209; ὀφθαλμός, λιμήν, Hes. Th. 145, Sc. 208; σφαῖρος Emp. 27.4; φῶς Id. 45; [ὄρος] κυκλοτερὲς πάντῃ Hdt. 4.184; πλοῖα κυκλοτερέα ἀσπίδος τρόπον Id. 1.194; κ. κοιλίαι, of the sockets of bones, Hp. Art. 61; αὐχήν Pl. Smp. 190a; κώθων Henioch. 1; οἰκοδόμημα X. HG 4.5.6; κ. ὁ ὄγκος τῆς γῆς Arist. Cael. 294a8; γράφουσι κ. τὴν οἰκουμένην Id. Mete. 362b13; πεδίον κ. τὸ σχῆμα Str. 4.1.7. Adv. -ρῶς Placit. 1.12.3, Ach. Tat.Intr.Arat. 21, Dsc. 3.90, Gal. UP 16.11. [ῡ always, by position.]

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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