The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mesolabe
Mesolabe \Mes"o*labe\, n. [L. mesolabium, Gr. ?; me`sos middle +
? to take.]
An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean
proportionals between two given lines, required in solving
the problem of the duplication of the cube.
--Brande & C.
Wiktionary
mesolabe
n. An ancient instrument for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.