"prosthaphæresis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prosthaphæreses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis), from πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) plus ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “taking away”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|προσθαφαίρεσις}} Ancient Greek προσθαφαίρεσις (prosthaphaíresis) Head templates: {{en-noun|prosthaphæreses}} prosthaphæresis (plural prosthaphæreses)
  1. A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
    Sense id: en-prosthaphæresis-en-noun-rRBgDMdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. A reduction to bring the apparent place of a moving point or planet to the mean place.
    Sense id: en-prosthaphæresis-en-noun-H0E-ltyi

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