Geometrician

  • 11geometrician — ge•om•e•tri•cian [[t]dʒiˌɒm ɪˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌdʒi ə mɪ [/t]] n. math. a person skilled in geometry • Etymology: 1475–85 …

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  • 12geometrician — /dʒiˌɒməˈtrɪʃən/ (say jee.omuh trishuhn), /ˌdʒiəmə / (say .jeeuhmuh ) noun an expert in geometry …

  • 13geometrician — noun a mathematician specializing in geometry • Syn: ↑geometer • Derivationally related forms: ↑geometry • Hypernyms: ↑mathematician • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Euclid …

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  • 14History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …

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  • 15Wren, Sir Christopher — born Oct. 20, 1632, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, Eng. died Feb. 25, 1723, London British architect, astronomer, and geometrician. He taught astronomy at Gresham College, London (1657–61) and Oxford (1661–73), and did not turn to architecture until… …

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  • 16ge|om|e|ter — «jee OM uh tuhr», noun. 1. = geometrician. (Cf. ↑geometrician) 2. a geometrid moth or its larva. ╂[< Latin geōmetra, geōmetrēs < Greek geōmétrēs < gê earth + métron measure] …

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  • 17ge|om|e|trist — «jee OM uh trihst», noun. = geometrician. (Cf. ↑geometrician) …

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  • 18Geometer — Ge*om e*ter, n. [F. g[ e]om[ e]tre, L. geometres, geometra, fr. Gr. gewme trhs, fr. ge a, gh^, the earth + me tron measure. See {Meter} measure.] 1. One skilled in geometry; a geometrician; a mathematician. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.)… …

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  • 19Fourier analysis — noun Etymology: Baron J.B.J. Fourier died 1830 French geometrician & physicist Date: circa 1928 the process of using the terms of a Fourier series to find a function that approximates periodic data …

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