2006-08-03 15:57:33 · 3 answers · asked by facets4u2000 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Opus is a Latin word for work. The plural of opus is opera. It is used in many fields, notably in architecture and in music.
In music, pieces of music by composers are given opus numbers, which generally run in order of publication. Unpublished compositions often are given WoO numbers (Werk ohne Opuszahl, German for work without opus number).
In architecture, it specifically describes a technique or a method or a style of connecting building elements, following the studies on Roman architecture. Roman building styles are commonly classified as:
Opus incertum
Opus testaceum (also called Opus latericium)
Opus caementicium
Opus reticulatum (also called Opus certum)
Opus siliceum
Opus quadratum
Opus vittatum
Opus mixtum
Opus spicatum
Opus alexandrinum
2006-08-03 16:01:56 · answer #1 · answered by ~lil' ghetto azn kid~ 6 · 8⤊ 1⤋
work. Same thing it means in that popular movie's "Opus Dei", Work of God
2006-08-03 16:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by kjdean68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
work
2006-08-03 16:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋