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- French · derived frompas géometrique
- Latin · calque ofpassus geometricus
- English todaygeometrical pace
Calque of Latin passus geometricus or French pas géometrique.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
geometrical pace
Today it means: A unit of measure used in the 16th century, defined as "five feet" or "five geometrical feet". Full definition →
Latin passus geometricus ← French pas géometrique