noun
- Plural of ansa; loop-shaped handles or appendages, especially on ancient vessels or in anatomical structures.
Usage: technical; plural form; commonly used in archaeology and anatomy
Examples
- The ancient Greek vase featured decorative ansae on both sides.
- Archaeologists examined the ansae of the Roman amphora to determine its age.
- The ansae of the cervix are important anatomical landmarks in gynecology.
- The pottery fragment showed traces of two broken ansae.
- Medieval manuscripts depicted vessels with elaborate ansae.