1. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century); [syn: Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hero of Alexandria
n 1: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
determine the area of a triangle and who described various
mechanical devices (first century) [syn: Hero, Heron,
Hero of Alexandria]