geometer

American  

[jee-om-i-ter] / dʒiˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun

1. geometrician.

2. 1. Also geometer moth an adult geometrid moth.

   2. the larva of a geometrid moth; inchworm.

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geometer British  

/ dʒɪˈɒmɪtə, dʒɪˌɒmɪˈtrɪʃən, ˌdʒiːəʊmɪ- /

noun

1. a person who is practised in or who studies geometry

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Etymology

Origin of geometer

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English gemeter, from Late Latin geōmeter, from Latin geōmetrēs, from Greek geōmétrēs; equivalent to geo- + -meter

Example Sentences

Astrolabes are believed to have been around at the time of Apollonius of Perga, a Greek mathematician from the third-century B.C. known as the Great Geometer.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Kepler was shaken at being compelled to abandon a circular orbit and to question his faith in the Divine Geometer.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Most of the Geometer caterpillars, of which we have already spoken, are well trained in the art of deception.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.

But where is the Eternal Geometer? is He in one place or in all places, without occupying space?

From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire

Another of Hypatia's works was a treatise on the Conic Sections by Apollonius of Perga—surnamed "The Great Geometer."

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine