Heron

/'herən/ Cách viết khác : (hern) /hə:n/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A wading bird: A heron is a long-legged, long-necked freshwater or coastal bird, typically with a long, pointed bill. Many species are grey or white in color.
    • A historical figure: Heron (or Hero) of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician and engineer in the first century AD, known for inventions and mathematical descriptions, such as a method to calculate a triangle's area.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Bird):
    • A great blue heron stood motionless in the shallow water, waiting for a fish.
    • We saw several grey herons nesting in the trees by the lake.
  • Noun (Person):
    • Heron of Alexandria described early steam-powered devices.
    • Heron's formula is used to find the area of a triangle when you know the lengths of all three sides.
Advanced Usage
  • "Heronry": A breeding colony or nesting place for herons.
    • The forest contains a large heronry, which is protected during the breeding season.
Variants and Related Words
  • Heronry (n): A colony of breeding herons.
  • Hero (n): An alternative spelling for the name of the Greek mathematician Heron.
Synonyms
  • Egret (n): A type of heron, typically white and often having decorative plumes.
  • Crane (n): A similar tall, long-legged, long-necked wading bird, but from a different biological family.
Related Phrases
  • Heron's formula: (Mathematics) A formula attributed to Heron of Alexandria for calculating the area of a triangle from its three side lengths.
Noun
  1. grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
  2. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

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