ANSA


Meaning of ANSA in English

/an"seuh/ , n. , pl. ansae /-see/ .

1. Archaeol. a looped handle, esp. of a vase.

2. Astron. either of the apparent extremities of the rings of Saturn or of other planets, esp. when viewed from the earth or from spacecraft under certain conditions, when they look like two handles.

[ 1655-65; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .