ge·om·e·ter

[jee-om-i-ter]
noun
2.
a geometrid moth or larva.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English gemeter < Late Latin geōmeter, for Latin geōmetrēs < Greek geōmétrēs, equivalent to geō- geo- + -metrēs, derivative of métron measure; see -meter

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geometer or geometrician (dʒɪˈɒmɪtə, dʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən, ˌdʒiːəʊmɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who is practised in or who studies geometry
 
geometrician or geometrician
 
n

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Geometer is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
To do that, my first grandchild would have had to be an excellent geometer.
The great geometer had a close friendship with and may have been related to the monarch.
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