Ansa
archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
astronomy. either of the apparent extremities of the rings of saturn or of other planets, especially when viewed from the earth or from sp-cecraft under certain conditions, when they look like two handles.
contemporary examples
vatican spokesman federico lombardi told italian news agency ansa that he had no idea whether the vatican was tapped.
nsa accused of peeping on the pope barbie latza nadeau october 30, 2013
“my husband and i were in the water for more than four hours,” she said, according to ansa news service.
‘we’re going to die’: survivors recount greek ferry fire horror barbie latza nadeau december 28, 2014
“we do not want any islamic museum in venice,” m-ssimo bitonci, a senator for the northern league told ansa news agency.
an islamic louvre on venice’s c-n-ls barbie latza nadeau february 22, 2014
historical examples
desiderius and his wife ansa endowed this convent with landed property which spread over all the lombard kingdom.
the cathedral builders leader scott
one ansa, indeed, is sometimes visible without the other, and most commonly it is the eastern one that is missing.
the story of the solar system george f. chambers
ansa an·sa (ān’sə)
n. pl. an·sae (-sē)
an anatomical structure shaped like a loop or an arc.
advanced network systems architecture
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