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lune of Hippocrates

lune of Hippocrates noun: a lune bounded by arcs of two circles, the smaller of which has as its diameter a chord spanning a right angle on the larger circle.

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Noun

lune of Hippocrates (plural lunes of Hippocrates)

  1. A lune bounded by arcs of two circles, the smaller of which has as its diameter a chord spanning a right angle on the larger circle.

Forms of lune of Hippocrates

plurallunes of Hippocrates

Origin of lune of Hippocrates

Named after Hippocrates of Chios.

Questions about lune of Hippocrates

What does lune of Hippocrates mean?
Lune of Hippocrates means a lune bounded by arcs of two circles, the smaller of which has as its diameter a chord spanning a right angle on the larger circle.
What part of speech is lune of Hippocrates?
Lune of Hippocrates is a noun.
What is the plural of lune of Hippocrates?
The plural of lune of Hippocrates is lunes of Hippocrates.

Words near lune of Hippocrates in the dictionary

  1. Lundy
  2. Lundy cabbage
  3. Lundyfoot
  4. Lundys
  5. lune
  6. lune of Hippocrates
  7. Lune River
  8. Luneburg
  9. lunel
  10. lunels
  11. Lunenburg

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