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Thalesian

Thalesian adjective: of or relating to Thales of Miletus (c.624–c.546 BC), pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher who attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology, and who applied geometry to mathematical problems.

Adjective

Thalesian (comparative more Thalesian, superlative most Thalesian)

  1. Of or relating to Thales of Miletus (c.624–c.546 BC), pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher who attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology, and who applied geometry to mathematical problems.

Forms of Thalesian

comparativemore Thalesian
superlativemost Thalesian

Origin of Thalesian

From Thales + -ian.

Questions about Thalesian

What does Thalesian mean?
Thalesian means of or relating to Thales of Miletus (c.624–c.546 BC), pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher who attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology, and who applied geometry to mathematical problems.
What part of speech is Thalesian?
Thalesian is an adjective.

Words near Thalesian in the dictionary

  1. thaler
  2. thalerophagous
  3. thalers
  4. Thales
  5. Thales's theorem
  6. Thalesian
  7. Thalesianism
  8. Thalestris
  9. thalfenisite
  10. thalfinine
  11. Thalgarrah

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