Heronian
UK/hɪəˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/US/hɪˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/
Heronian adjective: of or relating to Hero of Alexandria, Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer.
Adjective
Heronian (comparative more Heronian, superlative most Heronian)
- Of or relating to Hero of Alexandria, Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer.
Forms of Heronian
| comparative | more Heronian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Heronian |
Origin of Heronian
From Ancient Greek Ἥρων (Hḗrōn, “Hero”) + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Heronian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Babylonian
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
Questions about Heronian
- What does Heronian mean?
- Heronian means of or relating to Hero of Alexandria, Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer.
- What part of speech is Heronian?
- Heronian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Heronian?
- Heronian is pronounced /hɪəˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
Words near Heronian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Heronian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “Heronian.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/heronian. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.