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geometrical pace

geometrical pace noun: a unit of measure used in the 16th century, defined as "five feet" or "five geometrical feet".

Noun

geometrical pace (plural geometrical paces)

  1. (historical, rare) A unit of measure used in the 16th century, defined as "five feet" or "five geometrical feet".

Forms of geometrical pace

pluralgeometrical paces

Origin of geometrical pace

Calque of Latin passus geometricus or French pas géometrique.

Questions about geometrical pace

What does geometrical pace mean?
Geometrical pace means a unit of measure used in the 16th century, defined as "five feet" or "five geometrical feet".
What part of speech is geometrical pace?
Geometrical pace is a noun.
What is the plural of geometrical pace?
The plural of geometrical pace is geometrical paces.

Words near geometrical pace in the dictionary

  1. geometric topologist
  2. geometric topologists
  3. geometric tortoise
  4. geometric tortoises
  5. geometrical
  6. geometrical pace
  7. geometrical paces
  8. geometrical progression
  9. geometrical progressions
  10. geometrically
  11. geometrician

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