geometer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/
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/d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/ · /dʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tə/

Definition of geometer

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”
  2. Any species of geometrid moth (family Geometridae).

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Etymology

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

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