A Chymical Dictionary

Diameter Spagiricus

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At a Glance

The word. A spagyrical term glossed as temperament.

In the book. Complexio describes the nature of a part through qualities such as heat and cold.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347.

Historical Definition

Diameter Spagiricus is a temperament.

Meaning

The compiler supplies a concept of constitution rather than a geometrical measurement. The familiar word diameter should therefore not lead the reader to look for a line or dimension in this particular use. The definition gives temperament and no further qualification.

Use in the Book

Complexio describes the nature of a part through qualities such as heat and cold. Qualitas explains a complexion through hot, cold, dry and moist. Those entries provide a useful interpretive setting for temperament, without authorising a more specific mixture or balance under Diameter Spagiricus itself.

Places to Read

Complexio. The constitution of a part described through its qualities.

Qualitas. The balance of hot, cold, dry and moist qualities.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Diameter Spagiricus

See also. Complexio; Qualitas