2. (Bridge Building)
Defn: A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut.
LATUS RECTUM
La"tus rec"tum. Etym: [L., the right side.] (Conic Sections)
Defn: The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. See Focus, and Parameter.
LAUD
Laud, n. Etym: [L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i.]
1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. "Laud be to God." Shak. So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. Tyndals.
2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; — usually in the pl.
Note: In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds.
3. Music or singing in honor of any one.
LAUD
Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.] Etym:
[L.laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow.]