geometer
See also: Geometer
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English gemeter, geometer, ultimately from Late Latin geōmetrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tə/
Noun edit
geometer (plural geometers)
- A mathematician who specializes in geometry.
- 1999, Joseph-Marie Montmasson, Invention and the Unconscious, page 56:
- But this idea, which is a general postulate in all demonstrations, has been taken for granted by every algebrician and geometer.
- (zoology) Any species of geometrid moth (family Geometridae).
Synonyms edit
- (mathematician): geometrician, geometrist
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
geometry mathematician
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