groma

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noun

A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles.

OriginLatin grōma ← Ancient Greek γνῶμᾰ →
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Meanings

noungroma (plural gromas)

plural gromas

  1. A Roman surveying instrument having plumb lines hanging from four arms at right angles.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγνῶμᾰ
  2. Latingrōma
  3. Englishgroma

Learned borrowing from Latin grōma, from Ancient Greek γνῶμᾰ (gnômă)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

margoMagorMagroMorgamarogmogra
Cite this entry
APA

groma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groma

MLA

“groma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groma.

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