GUNTER

Meaning of GUNTER in English

/gun"teuhr/ , n.

Edmund , 1581-1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.

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GUNTER — biographical name Edmund 1581-1626 English mathematician
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUNTER — noun see gunter rig
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GUNTER — /gun"teuhr/ , n. Naut. a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually …
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GUNTER — n. family name
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GUNTER — biographical name Edmund 1581-1626 English mathematician
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GUNTER — Gunter BrE AmE ˈɡʌnt ə AmE - ə r —but as a German name, ˈɡʊnt ə ‖ - ə r …
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GUNTER — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1230 Total Housing Units (2000): 345 Land Area (square meters): 3890950 …
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GUNTER — гуари
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GUNTER — n. Pronunciation: ' g ə n-t ə r Function: biographical name Edmund 1581-1626 Eng. math.
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — noun Etymology: Edmund Gunter Date: circa 1679 a chain 66 feet (20.1 meters) long that is the unit of length …
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BLOBEL, GÜNTER — born May 21, 1936, Waltersdorf, Silesia, Ger. U.S. cellular and molecular biologist. He earned his M.D. from Eberhard-Karl University and …
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SLIDING GUNTER — noun : gunter rig
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after Edmund Gunter died 1626 : a chain 66 feet long consisting of 100 …
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GUNTER RIG — noun also gunter ( -s ) Etymology: after Edmund Gunter died 1626 English mathematician; from its resemblance to an instrument …
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GUNTER IRON — ˈgəntə(r)- noun : a fitting on a gunter rig consisting of two double eyes united by side bars so that …
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GUNTER'S SCALE — () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented …
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GUNTER'S QUADRANT — () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By …
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GUNTER'S LINE — () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers; …
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — () The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale.
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GUNTER'S SCALE — A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUNTER'S QUADRANT — A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it …
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GUNTER'S LINE — A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers; -- …
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale.
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JACKASS GUNTER — Naut. a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
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GUNTER'S CHAIN. — See under chain (def. 8a). [ 1670-80; named after E. GUNTER ]
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GUNTER'S CHAIN — noun Etymology: Edmund Gunter Date: circa 1679 : a chain 66 feet (20.1 meters) long that is the unit of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUNTER'S SCALE — a scale invented by the rev. edmund gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at gresham college, london, who invented also …
Webster English vocab
GUNTER, EDMUND — born 1581, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Dec. 10, 1626, London English mathematician who invented many useful measuring devices, including a forerunner …
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GRASS, GÜNTER — Grass, Günter BrE AmE (1927– ) a German writer of ↑ novel s and plays with strong moral ideas. His …
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CHAIN — I. ˈchān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaeine, from Latin catena chain, brace; akin …
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SURVEYOR'S CHAIN — also called Gunter's chain measuring device and arbitrary measurement unit still widely used for surveying in English-speaking countries. Invented by …
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