παράβλημα

ατος, τό
A. that which is thrown beside or before, fodder, Eust. 1406.25.
II. curtain or screen used to cover the sides of ships, X. HG 2.1.22.
III. Geom., rectangle applied to a straight line, Archim. Con.Sph. 25, al.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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