- ptol
- ptol·e·ma·ic;ptol·e·ma·ism;ptol·e·ma·ist;ptol·e·my;ptol·e·mae·an;
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Ptol|e|ma|ic — «TOL uh MAY ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Ptolemy, an astronomer of the 100 s A.D.: »The Ptolemaic constellations of the Horse, the Bird, and the Kneeler became respectively Pegasus, Cygnus, and Hercules (Robert H. Baker). 2. of or… … Useful english dictionary
Ptol|e|ma|ist — «TOL uh MAY ihst», noun. a supporter of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy … Useful english dictionary
PTOL — Ptolemais … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
FLAVIUM Brigantium Ptol — Callaicorum urbs in Portu magno hodie Compofteiia. Item Flavium Noriciopp. Plinl. l. 3. c. 24. hodie S. Andres, teste Lazio. urbs Carinthiae; sub Archiep. tamen Salisb. ad Lavantum fluv. qui 2. leuc. infra in Dravum se exonerat. 9. mill. Germ. a… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
HAMMONII seu AMMONII Ptol — HAMMONII, seu AMMONII Ptol pop. Arabiae Fel. ad Ammonii, seu Hammonium littus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
SYRIACUM Mare Ptol — Sidonium Eustath. Iudaicum Tacit l. 5. Histor. c. 7. Mare di Soria, apud Syriam, Phoeniciam Palaestinam que alluit … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
ptolemaic — ptol·e·ma·ic … English syllables
ptolemy — ptol·e·my … English syllables
Ptolemy — Ptol|e|my1 (?AD100 AD170) a Greek ↑astronomer and ↑mathematician who lived and worked in Egypt. He studied the stars, and believed that the Earth was at the centre of the universe, and that the stars, the sun, and the ↑planets all travelled in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ptolemaean — ptol·e·mae·an … English syllables
