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methuselae

methuselae is the plural of methuselah.

Meaning of methuselah

Noun

methuselah (plural methuselahs or methuselae)

  1. A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
    Synonyms:
    Imperial
  2. A small pattern that takes many generations to stabilize.
    • The first known methuselah was the r pentomino, but even longer lasting ones have been found by enumerating and testing small patterns. The following, called "rabbits," takes over 10000 generations to stabilize.1996 December 16, Paul Callahan, “Need help in finding topic for research project”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)

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Questions about methuselae

What is methuselae the plural of?
Methuselae is the plural of methuselah.

Words near methuselae in the dictionary

  1. methscopolamine
  2. methsuximide
  3. Methuen
  4. Methul
  5. Methusael
  6. methuselae
  7. methuselah
  8. Methuselah Planet
  9. methuselahs
  10. Methuselaic
  11. Methuselan

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