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Translingual
editAlternative forms
editThe waves may form two saw-edges, or half-loops like handwritten w with curls at the end. The number of sawteeth/loops may vary, but is commonly three or four.
Etymology
editA stylized representation of (ripples of) water.
Symbol
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- (astrology) The symbol for the sign Aquarius.
- (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Aquarius.
- (rare) January[1]
- (alchemy, archaic) multiplication
- (botany, obsolete) monoecious[2]
Gallery
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A glyph from 1493
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A glyph from the 1500s
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A glyph from ca. 1750
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A glyph from 1840
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A glyph from 1908
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Font variant
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The symbol on a background colored as Saturn, the ruling planet
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Coin with symbol and icon
See also
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ariēs | taurus | geminī | cancer | ||||||||
leō | virgō | lībra | scorpiō | ||||||||
sagittārius | capricornus | aquārius | piscēs |
References
edit- ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 54
- ^ Simpson, Niki (2010 February) “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society[1], volume 162, number 2, , archived from the original on 2021-12-19, pages 117–129