HyperDic: eratosthenes

English > 1 sense of the word Eratosthenes:
NOUNperson EratosthenesGreek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)
English > Eratosthenes: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningGreek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC).
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
mathematicianA person skilled in mathematics
SpanishEratóstenes, Eratosthenes
CatalanEratòstenes, Eratosthenes

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