# mesolabe

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An ancient instrument for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.

## Etymology
From Latin mesolabium, from Ancient Greek μεσόλαβος (mesólabos).

## Source
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