geometer

[ jee-om-i-ter ]

noun

Origin of geometer

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English gemeter, from Late Latin geōmeter, from Latin geōmetrēs, from Greek geōmétrēs; equivalent to geo- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for geometer

geometer

geometrician (dʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən, ˌdʒiːəʊmɪ-)

/ (dʒɪˈɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. a person who is practised in or who studies geometry

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