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Menelaus's theorem

Menelaus's theorem proper noun: a proposition about triangles in plane geometry.

menelaus's theorem: a proposition about triangles in plane geometry
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Proper noun

Menelaus's theorem

  1. A proposition about triangles in plane geometry.

Forms of Menelaus's theorem

alternative formMenelaus' theorem

Origin of Menelaus's theorem

Named after Menelaus of Alexandria.

Questions about Menelaus's theorem

What does Menelaus's theorem mean?
Menelaus's theorem means a proposition about triangles in plane geometry.
What part of speech is Menelaus's theorem?
Menelaus's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Menelaus's theorem in the dictionary

  1. meneito
  2. meneitos
  3. Menelaos
  4. Menelaus
  5. Menelaus' theorem
  6. Menelaus's theorem
  7. Menelik's bushbuck
  8. Menell
  9. Menem
  10. menemen
  11. Menemism

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