uncial — [un′shē əl, un′shəl] adj. [L uncialis, of an inch, inch high < uncia, a twelfth part, INCH1] designating or of a form of large, rounded letter used in the script of Greek and Latin manuscripts between A.D. 300 and 900 n. 1. an uncial letter 2 … English World dictionary
Uncial — Un cial, n. An uncial letter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Uncial — Un cial, a. [L. uncialis amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from uncia the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. oncial. See {Inch} a measure.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncial — 1640s, pertaining to an ounce, from L. uncialis of an inch, of an ounce, from uncia a twelfth part (see INCH (Cf. inch)). In ref. to letters, it is attested from 1712, from L.L. litterae unciales (Jerome), probably meaning letters an inch high,… … Etymology dictionary
uncial — adj. 2 g. Diz se de uma escrita romana, em letras de grandes dimensões, e de uma escrita mais pequena derivada da precedente e empregada a partir do século IV … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
uncial — (Del lat. unciālis, de una pulgada). 1. adj. Se dice de ciertas letras, todas mayúsculas y del tamaño de una pulgada, que se usaron hasta el siglo VII. U. t. c. s.) 2. Se dice también de este sistema de escritura … Diccionario de la lengua española
uncial — uncially, adv. /un shee euhl, sheuhl/, adj. 1. designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century A.D. n. 2 … Universalium
uncial — I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin unciales (litterae) uncial (letters), from Latin, plural of uncialis weighing an ounce, from uncia twelfth part, ounce more at ounce Date: 1712 written in the style or size of uncials • uncially adverb II. noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
uncial — un•ci•al [[t]ˈʌn ʃi əl, ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) ling. designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d. 2)… … From formal English to slang
Uncial — Name of a script, which indicated it was inch high ; in use from the 4c in Greek and Latin MSS until well after the 16c. The earliest known example of the work of a European monk/scribe was written in uncial c.517. The word uncial itself was not… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
