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men·e·la·us' theorem \|menə|lāəs(ə̇z)-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: after Menelaus, 1st century A.D. Greek geometer : a theorem in geometry: if through a triangle ABC a transversal is drawn cutting the sides BC, AB, AC (produced if necessary) in the respective points p, q, r, then the product Aq×Bp×Cr is numerically equal to the product Bq×Cp×Ar |