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prosthaphæresis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prosthaphære-sis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.

noun

A reduction to bring the apparent place of a moving point or planet to the mean place.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

prosthaphæreses (plural)

Questions

What does prosthaphæresis mean?
A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
Where does prosthaphæresis come from?
From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”).

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