Heron's fountain

noun

An early hydraulic machine.

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Meanings

nounHeron's fountain (plural Heron's fountains)

plural Heron's fountains

  1. An early hydraulic machine.

Origin

Invented by the ancient mathematician, and physicist Heron of Alexandria.

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APA

Heron's fountain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heron's%20fountain

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“Heron's fountain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heron's%20fountain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heron's fountain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heron's%20fountain.

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