lune of Hippocrates

English

Etymology

Named after Hippocrates of Chios.

Noun

lune of Hippocrates (plural lunes of Hippocrates)

  1. (geometry) A lune bounded by arcs of two circles, the smaller of which has as its diameter a chord spanning a right angle on the larger circle.
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