ansa

American  

[an-suh] / ˈæn sə /

noun

plural

ansae

1. Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.

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

3. Anatomy. a loop-shaped anatomical structure, found primarily in the nervous system.

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Etymology

Origin of ansa

First recorded in 1400–50 (in the anatomical sense “zygomatic arch”); 1660–70 ansa for def. 2; Middle English, from Latin ānsa “handle (of a cup or jar), handle (of a door), loop, clamp”

Example Sentences

"We'll have all the snow we need to have a great Olympics. In fact, we'll have much more," Galli told Italian news agency Ansa.

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Luigi Scordamaglia, CEO of Filiera Italia, which represents all the food and wine companies in the production chain, told Ansa news agency that the move from Unesco marked a success "for the entire Made in Italy supply chain".

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On Tuesday, Mr Marcello's family told Italy's Ansa news agency that his satellite radio signal was continuing to update and appeared to be moving.

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"Upon entering the house, we were confronted with an act of absolute madness," provincial police commander Claudio Papagno told the Ansa news agency.

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One of the workers is in a coma, according to reports by Italian news agency Ansa, who report that he was resuscitated, intubated and taken to San Bassiano hospital by helicopter.

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