Opus 67151 219763799 2008-06-16T19:50:18Z 134.84.206.60 {{wiktionary}} '''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 number]]s, 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 Unpublished compositions often are given WoO numbers (''Werk ohne Opuszahl'', German for ''work without opus number'').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]] *In fine art, Opus is the formal name or nickname of a work of art **[[Magnum opus]] (or Opus magnum) refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer. ''Magnum'' is Latin for ''big, large or great'' ===Other uses=== *[[Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri#Opus teams]] is a treatment for early detection and intensive case management of young psychotic patients in Denmark *RiverOpus is a web platform by [Technology 9 Labs] *Opus is a document composition software for high volume printing by Elixir Technologies (www.elixir.com) *[[Opus (band)]] is an Austrian pop-rock group *[[Opus (brand)]] is a Brazilian shampoo *[[Opus (comic strip)]] is a comic strip by Berkeley Breathed starring [[Opus the Penguin]] *''[[Opus (Newcastle)|Opus]]'' is the name of an Australian magazine produced by Newcastle University Students' Association *[[Opus (microkernel)]] was a microkernel developed at Apple and later Taligent as the base for the Pink operating system *[[Opus bus]] is a model made by the Optima Bus Corporation *[[Opus Dei]] (God's work) is a Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928, which emphasizes the Catholic belief that everyone is called to be a saint and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity *[[Opus, Greece]] is an ancient Greek city of Eastern Locris, on the coast of mainland Greece across from Euboea *[[Opus (in alchemy)]] is a spiritual achievement from the soul's perspective *[[Opus International Group]] PLC is the corporate holding company for several engineering and consulting companies operating under the "Opus" brand name in several countries *[[Opus (Public Transportation)]] [[Public transportation]] card in Québec which is going to be valid in a several cities around [[Montreal]] and [[Quebec City|Quebec]]. *[[Opus Pistorum]] is a novel by [[Henry Miller]] *[[Opus-CBCS]] is a Bulletin Board (Computer Based Conversation System) *[[opus String Quartet]] (real name is ''opus.'' with a period) *[[Opus College of Business]] is the business school within University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) *[[Opus]] is a Goan restaurant in [[Bangalore]],[[India]] *[[Opus]] is a range of compressors supplied by Motivair (08450096161) *In some online forums, an [[Opus]] is a post announcing your intention to leave. *[[Opus III]] was an English [[techno]] group. *[[Opus (label)]] is a former Czechoslovakia state recording label based in [[Bratislava]] (now [[Slovakia]]). [http://www.discogs.com/label/Opus] *[[Mr. Holland's Opus]] is a 1995 Drama Film about a retiring band director, starring [[Richard Dreyfuss]]. ==See also== *[[Directory Opus]] is a file manager originally for the Amiga computer and now for Microsoft Windows *[[Opus One]] {{disambig}} [[bg:Опус]] [[ca:Opus]] [[cs:Opus]] [[de:Opus]] [[es:Opus]] [[fr:Opus]] [[it:Opus]] [[he:אופוס]] [[nl:Opus]] [[no:Opus (andre betydninger)]] [[pl:Opus]] [[pt:Opus]] [[sk:Opus]] [[fi:Opus]] [[Opus Computer Inc.]]