What does Obelus mean?
Definitions for Obelus
ˈɒb ə ləs; -ˌlaɪobelus
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Wiktionary
obelusnoun
A mark, similar to or u00F7, used to indicate a written or printed passage.
obelusnoun
A dagger mark, , often used to indicate a footnote.
Webster Dictionary
Obelusnoun
a mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. 'obelo`s, prop., a spit.]
Wikidata
Obelus
An obelus is a symbol consisting of a short horizontal line with a dot above and below. It is mainly used to represent the mathematical operation of division. It is therefore commonly called the division sign. The symbol represents a fraction with dots in place of the denominator and numerator.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Obelus
a small coin worth about a penny, according to a custom among the Greeks placed in the mouth of a corpse at burial to pay to Charon to ferry the ghost of it over the Styx.
Anagrams for Obelus »
blouse
boules
besoul
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Obelus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Obelus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Translations for Obelus
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- اوبيلوسArabic
- obelusCzech
- obelusDanish
- οβελόςGreek
- obelusoEsperanto
- obelusSpanish
- ابلوسPersian
- obelusFinnish
- obélusFrench
- օբելուսArmenian
- tanda palangIndonesian
- אובלוסHebrew
- obelusLatin
- obelusDutch
- obelusNorwegian
- obelusPolish
- obelusPortuguese
- obelusRomanian
- обелусRussian
- obelusSwedish
- obelusUkrainian
- obelusUrdu
- tượng đàiVietnamese
- אָבלוסYiddish
- 奥贝卢斯Chinese
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