geometer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/ (General-American)
- /dʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English gemeter, geometer, ultimately from Late Latin geōmetrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure”).
Meanings
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A mathematician who specializes in geometry.
But this idea, which is a general postulate in all demonstrations, has been taken for granted by every algebrician and geometer.
1999, Joseph-Marie Montmasson, Invention and the Unconscious, page 56:
- Any species of geometrid moth (family Geometridae).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geometers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
geometer moth · metageometer · algebraic geometer
Relateds
cartographer · topologist · geologist · topographer · geometry · geographer · geometric topologist
Synonyms
geometrist (mathematician) · geometrician (mathematician) · geometrist
Translations (16)
cs geometr (geometry mathematician) · es geómetra (geometry mathematician) · grc γεωμέτρης (geometry mathematician) · ro geometru (geometry mathematician) · ka გეომეტრი (geometry mathematician) · ru геоме́тр (geometry mathematician) · eo geometro (geometry mathematician) · el γεωμέτρης (geometry mathematician) · de Geometer (geometry mathematician) · gl xeómetra (geometry mathematician) · km អ្នករេខាគណិត (geometry mathematician) · it geometra (geometry mathematician) · ar مَسَّاح (geometry mathematician) · ca geòmetra (geometry mathematician) · ro geometră (geometry mathematician) · cmn 幾何學家 /几何学家 (geometry mathematician)