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ζυγός — meaning in English

Zygos

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English meaning

  • even adj Flat, level, or smooth.
  • Libra name A zodiac constellation traditionally pictured as a set of scales.
  • yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.

Senses

ζυγός is used for these senses in English:

  • even (not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.
  • weighing machine a mechanical device, often coin-operated, for determining the weight of an object or person
  • yoke A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.

even — full definition

  1. adj Flat, level, or smooth.
  2. adj Equal or balanced; showing no strong variation.
  3. adj Of a number, exactly divisible by two.
  4. adv Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.
  5. verb To make level, equal, or balanced.

Libra — full definition

  1. name A zodiac constellation traditionally pictured as a set of scales.
  2. noun A person born under the astrological sign of Libra (roughly late September to late October).

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