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prosthaphæresis

prosthaphæresis noun: a method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.

Noun

prosthaphæresis (plural prosthaphæreses)

  1. A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
  2. A reduction to bring the apparent place of a moving point or planet to the mean place.

Forms of prosthaphæresis

pluralprosthaphæreses

Origin of prosthaphæresis

From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”).

Questions about prosthaphæresis

What does prosthaphæresis mean?
Prosthaphæresis means a method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
What part of speech is prosthaphæresis?
Prosthaphæresis is a noun.
What is the plural of prosthaphæresis?
The plural of prosthaphæresis is prosthaphæreses.

Words near prosthaphæresis in the dictionary

  1. prostetic
  2. prosth-
  3. prosthaphaeresis
  4. prosthaphaeretic
  5. prosthaphæreses
  6. prosthaphæresis
  7. prostheca
  8. prosthecate
  9. prosthenic
  10. prostheses
  11. prosthesis

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