PONS ASINORUM


Meaning of PONS ASINORUM in English

/as'euh nawr"euhm, -nohr"-/

a geometric proposition that if a triangle has two of its sides equal, the angles opposite these sides are also equal: so named from the difficulty experienced by beginners in mastering it. Euclid, 1:5.

[ 1745-55; pons asinorum bridge of asses ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .