porrectio

porrectĭo, ōnis, f. [1. porrigo],

• a stretching out, extending, extension: digitorum (opp. contractio), Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150: bracchii, Auct. Her. 3, 15, 27.—
• II Concr., a straight line (opp. circinatio), Vitr. 10, 3, 8.

porrēctio, ōnis, f. (porrigo), I) das Ausstrecken, celeris brachii, Cornif. rhet. 3, 27: digitorum (Ggstz. contractio), Cic. de nat. 2, 150: manuum suarum, Cassian. collat. 3, 13: quae (arbor) ramorum suorum porrectione toto orbe diffunditur, Augustin. epist. 185, 22. – II) konkret, die gerade Linie (Ggstz. circinatio), Vitr. 10, 3 (8), 9.

porrectio [CL] 1 (act of) stretching out, extension (in quot., temporal). licet enim quasi unius seriei ~o sit ab exordio mundi usque ad finem mundi R. Melun Sent. I 198. 2 (act of) bringing (to recipient or destination), delivery. exigui muneris ~one gratiam hypocrite consequeris, sed gratiam vix diurnam Neckam NR II 185 p. 327; de libelli ~one reo facienda per judicem Ric. Angl. Summa 11 tit.; 1330 die ~onis presencium vobis facte nos certificetis Pri. Cold. 17; s1456 audiens ‥ abbas ‥ de concepcione ~oneque bille dicte, de laboreque diurno inter proceres pro ejus expedicione Reg. Whet. I 259. 3 (in gl. understood as some sense of compages). conpage, ~one Gl. Leid. 40. 19.

porrēctĭō, ōnis, f. (porrigo), ¶ 1 allongement : Cic. Nat. 2, 150 ¶ 2 ligne droite : Vitr. Arch. 10, 3, 8.

porrectio , onis. f.
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porrēctiō ōnis, f

• 1 porrigo, a stretching out, extension: digitorum.