"mesolabe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mesolabes [plural]
Etymology: Latin mesolabium, from Ancient Greek μεσόλαβος (mesólabos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mesolabium}} Latin mesolabium, {{der|en|grc|μεσόλαβος}} Ancient Greek μεσόλαβος (mesólabos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mesolabe (plural mesolabes)
  1. (historical) An ancient instrument for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-mesolabe-en-noun-F7qIsPe4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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