Anaxagoras

American  

[an-ak-sag-er-uhs] / ˌæn ækˈsæg ər əs /

noun

1. 500?–428 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Anaxagoras British  

/ ˌænækˈsæɡərəs /

noun

1. ?500–428 _bc , Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence

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Anaxagoras Scientific  

/ ăn′ăk-săg′ər-əs /

1. Greek philosopher and astronomer who was the first to explain eclipses correctly. He also stated that all matter was composed of infinitesimally small particles, that the Sun and stars were glowing stones, and that the Moon took its light from the Sun.

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Other Word Forms

• Anaxagorean adjective

Example Sentences

Anaxagoras believed that it is mind, or nous, that controls the universe by mixing and unmixing things into a variety of different combinations.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Anaxagoras used solar eclipses, where the moon is moving in front of the sun, to conclude that the sun had to be farther away than the moon from Earth.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2017

The series was created by David Anaxagoras, a preschool teacher.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2014

Thanks to him we know that the Weasel does not bring forth its young by the mouth, as held by Anaxagoras.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anaxagoras believed in a special mind substance and disbelieved in the existence of atoms.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan