hero of alexandria

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   Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

   SynonymsHeroHeron

   Broadermathematicianinventor

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What does hero of alexandria mean?

hero of alexandria means "Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)".

What is another word for hero of alexandria?

Close synonyms include Hero, Heron. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.