English Explanatory Dictionary

arbelos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plane region bounded by a semicircle of diameter 1, connected to semicircles of diameters r and (1 − r), all oriented the same way and sharing a common baseline.
name
  1. plural of Arbelo

Pronunciation

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Word forms

arbelos arbeloses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρβηλος (árbēlos) or ἄρβυλος (árbulos), literally "shoemaker's knife".

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