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geometer
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ge·om·e·try  (j-m-tr)
n. pl. ge·om·e·tries
1.
a. The mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.
b. A system of geometry: Euclidean geometry.
c. A geometry restricted to a class of problems or objects: solid geometry.
d. A book on geometry.
2.
a. Configuration; arrangement.
b. A surface shape.
3. A physical arrangement suggesting geometric forms or lines.

[Middle English geometrie, from Old French, from Latin gemetria, from Greek gemetri, from gemetrein, to measure land : ge-, geo- + metron, measure; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ge·ome·trician (j-m-trshn, j-m-), ge·ome·ter n.

geometer [dʒɪˈɒmɪtə], geometrician [dʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən ˌdʒiːəʊmɪ-]
n
(Mathematics) a person who is practised in or who studies geometry
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.geometergeometer - a mathematician specializing in geometry
mathematician - a person skilled in mathematics


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