Intersecting Line To A Geometer Crossword Clue

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	noun • a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points • ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
	36%	11		Geometer who introduced the concept of parallel lines that do not meet
	noun • Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856)
	36%	9		Common name for geometer larvae
	noun • small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae

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New York Times11 Aug 1980	Down 14
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