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Ctesibian

Ctesibian adjective: of or relating to Ctesibius, Ancient Greek inventor and mathematician.

Adjective

Ctesibian (comparative more Ctesibian, superlative most Ctesibian)

  1. Of or relating to Ctesibius, Ancient Greek inventor and mathematician.

Forms of Ctesibian

comparativemore Ctesibian
superlativemost Ctesibian

Origin of Ctesibian

From Latin Ctesibius + -ian.

Questions about Ctesibian

What does Ctesibian mean?
Ctesibian means of or relating to Ctesibius, Ancient Greek inventor and mathematician.
What part of speech is Ctesibian?
Ctesibian is an adjective.

Words near Ctesibian in the dictionary

  1. ctenotuses
  2. ctenuchid
  3. ctenuchids
  4. CTEPH
  5. CTEs
  6. Ctesibian
  7. Ctesiphon
  8. Ctesiphonian
  9. Ctesiphonians
  10. ctetic
  11. ctetology

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