arbelos

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

arbelos (plural arbeloses)

1. (geometry) 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.

Anagrams

• Rabelos, Rosabel, balsero, labrose, solebar