gonio-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “angle,” used in the formation of compound words:
goniometer.
Compare -gon.
Origin
< Greek, combining form of gōnía
Related Words
- -gon
- goniometer
- gonioscope
gonio-
combining form
see goni-
see goni-
gonio-
Prefix
- Forming compound words pertaining to angles. 1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:
- He had turn’d the same covetous Angles as the Welshman,– tho’ perhaps never as many, for Shelby seem’d seiz’d with Goniolatry, or the Worship of Angles, defining tracts of virgin Land by as many of these exhilarating Instrumental Sweeps, as possible.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
Derived terms
English words prefixed with gonio-