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- noun Plural form of
ansa .
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Examples
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The spiral shape are usually termed ansae, and demonstrates the so-called point-symmetry property, where features along the ansea appear mirrored.
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It has four ears, or handles (oreillons, ansae), one of which serves as a spout, while the others bear the letters, A B C.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Huygens (1629-95) resolved, in 1656, the ansae of Saturn into a ring, divided into two by Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) in 1675.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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