-ˌas ə nˈōrəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, asses' bridge
1.
a. : asses' bridge
b. : a critical test of ability imposed upon the inexperienced or ignorant
those who have passed the pons asinorum in the inner life — George Santayana
2. : a geometrical figure attributed to Petrus Tartaretus (fl. 1480) used to show the various relations of the middle terms of syllogisms