μήκος

See also: μῆκος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), from Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.kos/
  • Hyphenation: μή‧κος

Noun

μήκος • (míkos) n (plural μήκη)

  1. (mathematics) length (the distance between the two ends of an object)

Declension
declension of μήκος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative μήκος • μήκη •
genitive μήκους • μηκών •
accusative μήκος • μήκη •
vocative μήκος • μήκη •

Derived terms
  • γεωγραφικό μήκος n (geografikó míkos, “longitude”)

See also
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