2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
PATERAE — (inquit Bochart. l. 1. Chanaan c. 42.) sunt facerdotes Apollinis, oraculorum interpretes, â verbo patar. i. e. interpretari. Unde Ioseph, poter dicitur, quia interpretabatur somnia, Gen. c. 41. v. 8. Ausonius, in Professoribus Burdigalensibus,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
paterae — n. wide and shallow dish used by the Greeks and Romans for drinking during rituals; shallow saucer feature on a planet s surface … English contemporary dictionary
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Tvashtar Paterae — [ thumb|200px|right|Animation of eruption from Tvashtar Paterae, taken from imagery from the New Horizons probe in 2007] Tvashtar Paterae compose an active volcanic region of Jupiter s moon Io located near the moon s north pole. It is a series of … Wikipedia
List of paterae on Io — This is a list of paterae (shallow craters) on the surface of Io. Ionian paterae are named after sun gods and fire gods in various mythologies. See also the list of mountains on Io and the list of geological features on Io.Notes… … Wikipedia
Patera — Paterae pl. ♦ Flat ornament, usually a square four petalled flower, or four lobed leaf, used in cornice, frieze and mouldings. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 413) … Medieval glossary
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Volcanism on Io — This is a sub article to Io (moon)Volcanism on Io, a moon of Jupiter, produces lava flows, volcanic pits, and plumes of sulfur and sulfur dioxide hundreds of kilometres high. This volcanic activity was discovered in 1979 by Voyager 1 imaging… … Wikipedia
Io (moon) — ] Unlike most satellites in the outer Solar System (which have a thick coating of ice), Io is primarily composed of silicate rock surrounding a molten iron or iron sulfide core. Most of Io s surface is characterized by extensive plains coated… … Wikipedia
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