tetrans

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

tē̆trans, antis (gen. plur., heterocl., tetrantorum, Vitr. 3, 3 med.), m., = τετρᾶς.

I A fourth part , a quarter : columnarum, Vitr. 4, 2; 4, 3: circini, a quadrant , id. 10, 11.—

II Among surveyors, the place where two lines meet , Hyg. Limit. pp. 160, 164 and 181 Goes.; Front. Limit. p. 132 al.