Geometrician

  • 71Euclid — Eu•clid [[t]ˈyu klɪd[/t]] n. 1) big fl. c300 b.c., Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria 2) geg a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland. 55,320 …

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  • 72geometer — ge•om•e•ter [[t]dʒiˈɒm ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) math. geometrician 2) ent a geometrid moth or larva • Etymology: 1375–1425; < LL geōmeter, for L geōmetrēs < Gk geōmétrēs=geō geo + metrēs, der. of métron measure …

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  • 73-ician — a compound suffix especially applied to an expert in a field, as in geometrician. { ic + ian; replacing Middle English icien, from Old French} …

  • 74Euclid — /ˈjukləd/ (say yoohkluhd) noun 1. fl. c. 300 BC, Greek geometrician of Alexandria; his Elements of the principles of geometry is still a widely used text. 2. the works of Euclid, especially his treatise on geometry. –Euclidean, Euclidian,… …

  • 75geometry — ► NOUN (pl. geometries) 1) the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, and solids. 2) the shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something. DERIVATIVES geometrician noun. ORIGIN Greek …

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  • 76Euclid — noun Greek geometer (3rd century BC) • Derivationally related forms: ↑euclidian, ↑euclidean • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geometer, ↑geometrician …

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  • 77euclidean — adj. of or relating to Euclid, 3rd c. BC Alexandrian geometrician, esp. the system of geometry based on his principles. Phrases and idioms: Euclidean space space for which Euclidean geometry is valid. Etymology: L Euclideus f. Gk Eukleideios …

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  • 78geometry — n. 1 the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, and solids. 2 the relative arrangement of objects or parts. Derivatives: geometrician n. Etymology: ME f. OF geometrie f. L geometria f. Gk (as …

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  • 79mathematician — noun a person skilled in mathematics • Derivationally related forms: ↑mathematics • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑scientist • H …

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  • 80fou-rier analysis — |fu̇rē|ā noun Usage: usually capitalized F Etymology: after Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier died 1830 French geometrician and physicist : the fitting of terms of a Fourier series to periodic data …

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