πλευρ-ά, ᾶς, ἡ, ={πλευρόν},
rib, rare in
singular, βοὸς π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
plural,
ribs, [
Refs]
2)
plural, generally,
side of a man or animal, ἄλλοτ᾽ ἐπὶ πλευρὰς κατακείμενος, ἄλλοτε δ᾽ αὖτε ὕπτιος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of
both sides, ἀνὰ πλευράς τε καὶ ὤμους [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
singular, also, of
one side, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; a
side of beef, etc, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]: the
plural form is variant in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
side, of things and places, νηὸς πλευραί [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; [Πακτωλοῦ] [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of an army, αἱ π. τοῦ πλαισίου [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ π, opposed to κατὰ κεφαλήν, [
Refs]
III) in Mathematics texts,
side of a triangle or other figure, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.b)
side of a rectangle, [
Refs]
one factor of any product, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.c)
side of a square of cube, and
root of a square of cubic number, [
Refs]; κυβικὴ π. cube
root, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
III.d)
generator of a cone or cylinder, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]