Meanings
plural geometers
- A mathematician who specializes in geometry.
But this idea, which is a general postulate in all demonstrations, has been taken for granted by every algebrician and geometer.
1999, Joseph-Marie Montmasson, Invention and the Unconscious, page 56Synonyms: geometrist, geometrician, geometrist
- biologyAny species of geometrid moth (family Geometridae).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mathematician who specializes in geometry.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekγεωμέτρης
- Late Latingeōmetrēs
- Middle Englishgemeter
- Englishgeometer
From Middle English gemeter, geometer, ultimately from Late Latin geōmetrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure”).
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Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης
- γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs)geometry mathematician
Arabic مَسَّاح
- مَسَّاح (massāḥ)geometry mathematician
Catalan geòmetra
- geòmetrageometry mathematician
Chinese Mandarin 幾何學家 /几何学家
- 幾何學家 /几何学家 (jīhéxuéjiā)geometry mathematician
Czech geometr
- geometrgeometry mathematician
Esperanto geometro
- geometrogeometry mathematician
German Geometer
- Geometergeometry mathematician
Greek γεωμέτρης
- γεωμέτρης (geométris)geometry mathematician
Italian geometra
- geometrageometry mathematician
Romanian geometru, geometră
- geometrugeometry mathematician
- geometrăgeometry mathematician
Russian геоме́тр
- геоме́тр (geométr)geometry mathematician
Spanish geómetra
- geómetrageometry mathematician
Cite this entry
geometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometer
“geometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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