σφηνίσκος
σφηνίσκος, wedge-shaped plug, pledget
σφην-ίσκος, ὁ,
- Dim. of σφήν, Hp. Mochl. 38, prob. in Sch. Hes. Op. 425.
- II wedge-shaped plug, pledget for the nose, Paul.Aeg. 2.58.
- III Math., an irregular truncated pyramid, with v.l. σφηκίσκος, Hero *Deff. 114, cf. *Stereom. 1.25: cf. βωμίσκος.
- 2 a number with 3 unequal factors, Anon. in Tht. 43.14, Nicom. Ar. 2.6.
- IV wedge-shaped ornament on shoe, Herod. 7.22 (prob. rest.).
σφηνίσκος, ου (ὁ)
1 petit coin, Hpc. Mochl. 863 ||
2 p. anal. nombre dont les trois facteurs sont inégaux, par ex. 3 × 4 × 5 = 60, Nicom. Arithm. 118, 131 ||
3 bandage, ceinture, P. Eg. 6, 4, 91.
Étym. σφήν.
σφηνίσκος, ὁ, dim. von σφήν, Nicom. inst.arithm. 2.16.