Rō'man1, a.
a. [Lat. Romanus, from Roma, Rome; Fr. Romain, Pr. Roman, Sp. & It. Romano.]
- Pertaining to Rome, or to the Roman people.
- Pertaining to, or professing, the Roman Catholic religion.
- (Print.) (a.) Upright; erect;—said of the letters ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. (b.) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., &c.;—said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, &c.
Roman alum, a kind of alum, crystallizing in opaque cubes, obtained from the volcanic rocks of Solfaterra, near Naples. Brandé.—Roman balance, a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See BALANCE.—Roman candle, a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of a multitude of sparks, and the ejection, at regular intervals, of brilliant stars, which are thrown upward as they become ignited. Craig.—Roman Catholic, of, pertaining to, or adhering to, the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic church.—Roman cement, a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.—Roman ocher, a deep and powerful orange-color, transparent and durable, used by artists. Ure.—Roman order (Arch.), the composite order. See COMPOSITE.