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mesolabe

The English word “mesolabe” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An ancient instrument for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.

Etymology

From Latin mesolabium, from Ancient Greek μεσόλαβος (mesólabos).

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