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THE LEXICIDION. 135
Cathetopposite, is the angle opposite to the perpendicular ; it is a hybrid or mungrell
word, composed of the Greek koOctov, and Latin oppositus.
Cathetorabdos, or Cathetoradius, is the totall sine of that arch, a segment whereof is
the cathetos, or perpendicular of the proposed orthogonosphericall.
Cathetothesis, and Cathetoihetick, are said of the determinat position of the perpendi-
cular, which is sometimes expressed by cathetology, instructing us how it should be
demitted ; of KaOeToi and edaa, from Ti0j//u, pono, colloco.
Cathetoverticall, is said of the concordances of loxogonosphericall moods in the datas
of the perpendicular, and the verticall angle in the last operation.
Catoptrick, the science of perspective ; from Ka-owlofiai, perspicio, cerno.
Charaeteristick, is said of the letters, which are the notes and marks of distinction,
called sometimes figuratives, or determinaters ; from XaryaK™, sculpo, imprimo.
Circles, great circles are those which bisect the sphere, lesser circles those which not.
Circular parts, are in opposition to the reall and naturall parts of a triangle.
Circumjacent, things which lie about, of circum andjaceo.
Coalescencie, a growing together, a compacting of two things in one ; it is said of the
last two operations of the loxogonosphericals conflated into one ; from coalesco or
coaleo, of con and alo.
Cobase, a fellow base, or that which with another base hath a common perpendicular,
of con and basis.
Cocathetopposite, is said of two angles at the base, opposite to one and the same
Cathetos.
Coincidence, a falling together upon the same thing ; from coincido, of con and incido,
ex in and cado.
Comment, is an interpretation, or exposition of a thing, and comes from comminiscor,
comminisci, mentionem facere.
Compacted, joyned and knit together, put in one ; from compingo, compegi, compactum,
vide Coalescencie.
Complement, signifieth the perfecting that which a thing wanteth, and usually is that
which an angle or a side wanteth of a quadrant or 90 degrees ; and of a semicircle,
or 180, from compleo, complere, to fill up.
Concurse, is the meeting of lines, or the sides of a triangle ; from concurro, concursum.
Conflated, compacted, joyned together ; from conflo, conflatum, conflare, to blow to-
gether, vide Inchased.
Consectary, is taken here for a corollary, or rather a secondary axiome, which depend-
eth on a prime one, and being deduced from it, doth necessarily follow ; from con-
sector, consectaris, the frequentative of consequor.
Consound, to sound with another thing ; it is said of consonants which have no voca-
lity without the help of the vowell.