ptolemy
US'tɔləmı
معنی فارسی
بطليموس
معنی کامل و مثالها
/täl´ǝ mē/n., pl.
● بطلمیوس (منجم یونانی ساکن اسکندریه - قرن دوم میلادی)
● بطلمیوس اول (سردار اسکندر کبیر و سر سلسلهی بطالمهی مصر 367-283 قبلا از میلاد)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek name 'Ptolemaios', derived from 'ptolemaios' meaning 'warlike' or 'aggressive'.
مثال
- Ptolemy's work had a significant influence on the development of astronomy.
- Claudius Ptolemy is best known for his geocentric model of the universe.
- Ptolemy's 'Geography' was a groundbreaking work in the field of cartography.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
- an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra