geometer

See also: Geometer

English

A Western and an Arab geometer

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English gemeter, geometer, ultimately from Late Latin geōmetra, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tə/

Noun

geometer (plural geometers)

1. A mathematician who specializes in geometry.
   • 1999, Joseph-Marie Montmasson, Invention and the Unconscious, page 56:

     But this idea, which is a general postulate in all demonstrations, has been taken for granted by every algebrician and geometer.

2. (zoology) Any species of geometrid moth (family Geometridae).

Synonyms

• (mathematician): geometrician, geometrist

Derived terms

• algebraic geometer
• geometer moth

 

Translations

geometry mathematician

• Arabic: مَسَّاح (massāḥ)
• Catalan: geòmetra (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 幾何學家／几何学家 (jīhéxuéjiā)

• Czech: geometr m
• Esperanto: geometro
• Georgian: გეომეტრი (geomeṭri)
• German: Geometer (de)
• Greek: γεωμέτρης (el) m (geométris)

  Ancient: γεωμέτρης m (geōmétrēs)

• Italian: geometra (it)
• Khmer: អ្នករេខាគណិត (ʼnɑɑkreikhaaknət)
• Romanian: geometru (ro) m, geometră (ro) f
• Spanish: geómetra (es) m or f