Opus

   

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 some composers' music are given opus numbers which generally run either in order of composition or in order of publication.
  • 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
  • Opus Dei (God's work) is a conservative Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928.
  • Opus the penguin is a character in various comic strips by Berkeley Breathed.
  • Opus is a comic strip by Berkeley Breathed.
  • Directory Opus is a file manager originally for the Amiga computer and now for Windows.
  • A "magnum opus" (or "opus magnum") is a great work or, more commonly, the greatest work of a person. Magnum is Latin for great.
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