πλάτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂os (breadth). Cognates include Sanskrit प्रथस् (práthas), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬀𐬵 (fraθah), Old Armenian լայն (layn), Welsh lled. See also πλατύς (platús, wide).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλᾰ́τος • (plátos) n (genitive πλᾰ́τους or πλᾰ́τεος); third declension

  1. breadth, width
  2. (astronomy) celestial latitude, declination

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλάτος (plátos).

Noun

πλάτος • (plátos) n (plural πλάτη)

  1. (mathematics) width, breadth

Declension

Derived terms

  • γεωγραφικό πλάτος n (geografikó plátos, latitude)

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Further reading

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