Vitruvius Pollio
noun
Marcus, flourished 1st century b.c., Roman architect, engineer, and author.
Vitruvian
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a word derived from
Vitruvius Pollio.
Example Sentences
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The company has raised $350 million from investors including private-equity firm Vitruvian Partners; the venture arm of consulting firm Accenture; JPMorgan’s asset-management unit; Goldman Sachs Alternatives; and D.E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Vitruvian Man passed a tiring Intrepido late for third place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
He opens his performance perched between two pieces of scaffolding in a recreation of Leonardo da Vinci's famous Vitruvian Man sketch – so there's a clue.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
It appears in such aesthetic marvels as nautilus shells, Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man," and Robert Pattinson's face.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2022
He looks like the Vitruvian Man, whom he would later draw—the perfectly proportional human whose outstretched limbs all touch the sides of a circle.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
