quadrans

/kwod-ranz/US // ˈkwɒd rænz //

四边形,四面体,四角形,四边形的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural quad·ran·tes [kwo-dran-teez]. /kwɒˈdræn tiz/.
- : a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.

Quadrans, kwod′ranz, n. a Roman copper coin, the fourth part of the as:—pl.
Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion.
A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.
Lepta are very small, brass, Jewish coins worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.
He made his pile from an as, and would pick a quadrans out of a dunghill with his teeth, any old time.