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Heron's fountain

Heron's fountain noun: an early hydraulic machine.

heron's fountain: an early hydraulic machine
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Noun

Heron's fountain (plural Heron's fountains)

  1. An early hydraulic machine.

Forms of Heron's fountain

pluralHeron's fountains

Origin of Heron's fountain

Invented by the ancient mathematician, and physicist Heron of Alexandria.

Questions about Heron's fountain

What does Heron's fountain mean?
Heron's fountain means an early hydraulic machine.
What part of speech is Heron's fountain?
Heron's fountain is a noun.
What is the plural of Heron's fountain?
The plural of Heron's fountain is Heron's fountains.

Words near Heron's fountain in the dictionary

  1. herolike
  2. HeroMari
  3. heron
  4. heron's bill
  5. Heron's formula
  6. Heron's fountain
  7. Heron's fountains
  8. heron's-bill
  9. heronbill
  10. heroner
  11. heroners

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