nounorthembăsisORTHEMBASIS☆ KeepMeaninga straight stepLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ORTHEMBASISLEWIS & SHORTORTHEMBASISorthembăsis, is, f., = ὀρθοσ-ἔμβασις, I. a straight step, Not. Tir. p. 152.Read the whole entry