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gunter

gun·ter
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guhn-ter]
    • /ˈgʌn tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guhn-ter]
    • /ˈgʌn tər/

Definitions of gunter word

  • noun gunter Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales. 1
  • noun gunter A fore-and-aft sail whose spar is nearly vertical, so that the sail is nearly triangular. 1
  • noun gunter Edmund. 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer, who invented various measuring instruments, including Gunter's chain 0
  • noun gunter (sailing) A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig. 0

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Origin of gunter

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; named after E. Gunter for its resemblance to an instrument using his principles

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Parts of speech for Gunter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gunter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gunter usage trend in Literature

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