HyperDic: euclid[s_fifth_axiom

English > 1 sense of the expression Euclid's fifth axiom:
NOUNcognitionEuclid's fifth axiom, parallel axiomonly one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line
English > Euclid's fifth axiom: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningOnly one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line.
Synonymparallel axiom
BroaderEuclid's axiom, Euclid's postulate, Euclidean axiom(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry

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