conspectus

American  

[kuhn-spek-tuhs] / kənˈspɛk təs /

noun

plural

conspectuses

1. a general or comprehensive view; survey.

2. a digest; summary; résumé.

   Synonyms:

   epitome, abstract, brief, compendium

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conspectus British  

/ kənˈspɛktəs /

noun

1. an overall view; survey

2. a summary; résumé

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Etymology

Origin of conspectus

1830–40; < Latin: survey, view, act of seeing, equivalent to conspec-, variant stem of conspicere to see, catch sight of ( con- con- + -spicere, combining form of specere to look) + -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

Those of the more important books noticed will be found in the Chronological Conspectus.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

Conspectus, kon-spek′tus, n. a comprehensive survey: a synopsis.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

"Conspectus Crustaceorum in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, C. Wilkes duce, collectorum."

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

In Nyman's Conspectus Flor� Europ�� this species is given as found in England and Ireland only.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel

Besides his Conspectus medicinae theoreticae, published in 1788 as a text-book for his lectures on the institutes, Dr Gregory was the author of “A Theory of the Moods of Verbs,” published in the Edin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various