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mesolabe
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mesolabe, n. [L. mesolabium, Gr. ; me`sos middle + to take.].
An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube. Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
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