μηνίσκος

meniskos

lunar crescent

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Sophistical Refutations 2
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Chapter 11 171b3–172b8

171b15
172a3
Prior Analytics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 25 69a20–36

69a33

Dictionary (LSJ)

μηνίσκος, ὁ, Dim. of μείς, A. lunar crescent, Corn. ND 34. II. any crescent-shaped body, esp. 1. covering to protect the head of statues, Ar. Av. 1114. 2. Geom., crescent-shaped figure, lune, used in finding areas, Arist. APr. 69a33, SE 171b15, 172a3, Hero *Deff. 36; ὁ διὰ τῶν μ. τετραγωνισμός Simp. in Ph. 55.26. 3. crescent-shaped line of battle, Plb. 3.115.5. 4. neck-ornament, IG 11(2).147 B 10 (Delos, iv B.C.), LXX Is. 3.19, Jd. 8.21, PRyl. 125.17 (i A.D.). 5. = olla, Gloss.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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