English Explanatory Dictionary

geometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mathematician who specializes in geometry.
  2. Any species of geometrid moth (family Geometridae).

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/ /dʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-geometer.wav

Word forms

geometer geometers

Etymology

From Middle English gemeter, geometer, ultimately from Late Latin geōmetrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure”).

Synonyms

geometrist geometrician

Related words

geographer geologist geometric topologist geometry cartographer topographer topologist

Derived words

algebraic geometer geometer moth metageometer
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