μήκος

See also: μῆκος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), from Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.kos/
• Hyphenation: μή‧κος

Noun

μήκος • (míkos) n (plural μήκη)

1. (mathematics) length (the distance between the two ends of an object)

Declension

declension of μήκος

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	μήκος •	μήκη •
genitive	μήκους •	μηκών •
accusative	μήκος •	μήκη •
vocative	μήκος •	μήκη •

Derived terms

• γεωγραφικό μήκος n (geografikó míkos, “longitude”)

Related terms

• μακρύς (makrýs)

See also

• πλάτος n (plátos, “breadth”)
• ύψος n (ýpsos, “height”)