geometer

noun

ge·​om·​e·​ter jē-ˈä-mə-tər How to pronounce geometer (audio)
1
: a specialist in geometry
2

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Algebraic geometers are in the business of understanding their singularities, too. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 Purity of soul was their only concern; imitating God was its secret; the study of mathematics helped to imitate God insofar as one saw the universe as subject to mathematical laws, which made the geometer an imitator of the supreme legislator. Simone Weil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 After hearing from Koh, Moreno enlisted a few other geometers: Urs Frauenfelder of the University of Augsburg, Cengiz Aydin of Heidelberg University, and Otto van Koert of Seoul National University. Quanta Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024 After decades of research, the geometers finally seemed to have reached their goal. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for geometer 

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of geometer was in the 15th century

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“Geometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geometer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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geometer

noun
ge·​om·​e·​ter jē-ˈäm-ət-ər How to pronounce geometer (audio)
: a person who specializes in geometry
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