[lojban] Re: compass

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 08:37:39PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 April 2003 20:06, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 08:02:03PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> > > Which is better, {cukyxratci} or {cukci'atci}?
> >
> > Neither; you want cuktai in there somewhere.  See the definition of
> > tarmi.
> >
> > Right off the top of my head, how about cuktaizbatci?
> 
> That would be a tool for making ideal circles out of something. A real compass 
> (with a real pen/pencil on one leg and a real pin on the other) draws a 
> cukla, not a cuktai.

You are now arguing with the tarmi definition, not me:

[also pattern; x1 is the mathematical or theoretical ideal form,
while x2 is an object/event manifesting that form; e.g.
circular/circle-shaped (= cukseltai) vs. circle (=cuktai, while
cukla alone is ambiguous);

Also, from cukla:

[normally used for a filled-in circle/disk, but
emphasis on roundness means that the concept may
include 'ring'];

So at the least you should probably be using djine if you insist on
avoiding cuktai.

-Robin

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