arbelos
arbelos noun: a plane region bounded by a semicircle of diameter 1, connected to semicircles of diameters r and (1 − r), all oriented the same way and sharing a common baseline.
Noun
arbelos (plural arbeloses)
- A plane region bounded by a semicircle of diameter 1, connected to semicircles of diameters r and (1 − r), all oriented the same way and sharing a common baseline.
Proper noun capitalized: Arbelos
Arbelos
- plural of Arbelo
Forms of arbelos
| plural | arbeloses |
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Origin of arbelos
From Ancient Greek ἄρβηλος (árbēlos) or ἄρβυλος (árbulos), literally "shoemaker's knife".
Questions about arbelos
- What does arbelos mean?
- Arbelos means a plane region bounded by a semicircle of diameter 1, connected to semicircles of diameters r and (1 − r), all oriented the same way and sharing a common baseline.
- What part of speech is arbelos?
- Arbelos can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of arbelos?
- The plural of arbelos is arbeloses.
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