Geometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Geometer \Ge*om"e*ter\, n. [F. g['e]om[`e]tre, L. geometres,
     geometra, fr. Gr. gewme`trhs, fr. ge`a, gh^, the earth +
     me`tron measure. See {Meter} measure.]
     1. One skilled in geometry; a geometrician; a mathematician.
        --I. Watts.
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     2. (Zool.) Any species of geometrid moth; a geometrid.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  geometer
       n : a mathematician specializing in geometry [syn: {geometrician}]