Definitions for euclidˈyu klɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Eu•clidˈyu klɪd(n.)

  1. fl. c300 b .c ., Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.

    Category: Biography

  2. a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland. 55,320.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Euclid(noun)

    Greek geometer (3rd century BC)

Wiktionary

  1. Euclid(ProperNoun)

    Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician

  2. Euclid(ProperNoun)

    of mostly historical use.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Euclid(noun)

    a Greek geometer of the 3d century b. c.; also, his treatise on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in general


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