gunter

[ guhn-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Nautical.

a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.

Gunter

[ guhn-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.

Gunter

/ ˈɡʌntə /

GunterEdmund15811626MEnglishSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: astronomer Edmund. 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer, who invented various measuring instruments, including Gunter's chain

Origin of gunter¹

First recorded in 1670–80; named after Edmund Gunter for its resemblance to an instrument using his principles

I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.

The Tin Drum By Günter Grass Is this book really about music?

Writers on the board of the foundation include Joan Didion and Günter Grass.

Günter Grass, Joan Didion, William Kennedy, Gay Talese, and Doris Kearns Goodwin are all part of the advisory committee.

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