n. 1 a person skilled in geometry. 2 any moth, esp. of the family Geometridae, having twiglike larvae which move in a looping fashion, seeming to measure the ground.
[ ME f. LL geometra f. L geometres f. Gk geometres (as GEO-, metres measurer) ]
n. 1 a person skilled in geometry. 2 any moth, esp. of the family Geometridae, having twiglike larvae which move in a looping fashion, seeming to measure the ground.
[ ME f. LL geometra f. L geometres f. Gk geometres (as GEO-, metres measurer) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012