Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lune of hippocrates

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: lune of hip-pocrates
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lune bounded by arcs of two circles, the smaller of which has as its diameter a chord spanning a right angle on the larger circle.

Etymology

Named after Hippocrates of Chios.

Inflected Forms

lunes of Hippocrates (plural)

Questions

What does lune of hippocrates mean?: A lune bounded by arcs of two circles, the smaller of which has as its diameter a chord spanning a right angle on the larger circle.
Where does lune of hippocrates come from?: Named after Hippocrates of Chios.

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