Etymology

arbelos

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Today it means: A plane region bounded by a semicircle of diameter 1, connected to semicircles of diameters r and (1 − r), all oriented the same way and sharing a common baseline. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄρβηλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρβηλος
  2. English todayarbelos

From Ancient Greek ἄρβηλος (árbēlos) or ἄρβυλος (árbulos), literally "shoemaker's knife".

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