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Meaning of "groma" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROMA

groma  [ˈɡrəʊmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Groma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GROMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Groma

Groma may refer to: ▪ Groma language, spoken in Southeast Asia ▪ Groma surveying, the principal Roman surveying instrument ▪ Groma Büromaschinen, an East German manufacturer of typewriters...

Definition of groma in the English dictionary

The definition of groma in the dictionary is a Roman surveying instrument which enabled the construction of right angles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROMA


aroma
əˈrəʊmə
atheroma
ˌæθəˈrəʊmə
chondroma
kɒnˈdrəʊmə
chroma
ˈkrəʊmə
Cromer
ˈkrəʊmə
diploma
dɪˈpləʊmə
enchondroma
ˌɛnkənˈdrəʊmə
fibroma
faɪˈbrəʊmə
homer
ˈhəʊmə
hydroma
haɪˌdrəʊmə
hygroma
haɪˈɡrəʊmə
neurofibroma
ˌnjʊərəʊˌfaɪˈbrəʊmə
neuroma
njʊˈrəʊmə
Oklahoma
ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə
pleroma
pliːˈrəʊmə
rhinoscleroma
ˌraɪnəʊˌsklɪəˈrəʊmə
roamer
ˈrəʊmə
scleroma
sklɪəˈrəʊmə
stroma
ˈstrəʊmə
xeroma
zɪˈrəʊmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROMA

groggily
grogginess
groggy
grogram
grogshop
groin
groin injury
groin strain
grok
Grolier
grommet
grommeted
gromwell
Gromyko
Groningen
groof
grooly
groom
groomed
groomer

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROMA

acoustic neuroma
adenocarcinoma
boma
carcinoma
Dodoma
glaucoma
homa
Kostroma
loma
lymphoma
melanoma
mesothelioma
myeloma
noma
osteosarcoma
Roma
sarcoma
soma
Tacoma
teratoma

Synonyms and antonyms of groma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «groma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROMA

Find out the translation of groma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of groma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «groma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

groma
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

groma
570 millions of speakers

English

groma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

groma
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

groma
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

GROMA
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Groma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

groma
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

groma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Groma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

groma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

groma
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

groma
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Groma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

groma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

groma
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रोमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Groma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

groma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Groma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

GROMA
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

groma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

groma
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

groma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

groma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of groma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROMA»

The term «groma» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.634 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROMA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «groma» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «groma» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about groma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROMA»

Discover the use of groma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to groma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
The metal parts of a groma have been found at Pompeii, and fragments are known from elsewhere, showing that it consisted of two bars of wood encased in iron sheeting, set at right angles to form a cross with four equal arms. This was ...
Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins, 2004
2
Hands on History: A Resource for Teaching Mathematics
With care in construction and use of the groma, the surveyed angles can all be within 1/2 of a degree (30 minutes), or even 1/6 of a degree (10 minutes), of 90 degrees. Once you have obtained some practice at the above basic exercise, you  ...
Amy Shell-Gellasch, 2007
3
Instruments of Science: An Historical Encyclopedia
Groma The groma was the principal Roman surveying instrument. Knowledge of the groma comes from writren references (some of which are amhiguous, not least of all because of variants of terminologyl and archaeological evidence ( which ...
Robert Bud, Deborah Jean Warner, 1998
4
Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Diary
Population: 14,920 (2000) 18,390 (2010) 22,650 (2020) Countries: China, India Buddhism: Tibetan Christians: none known Overview of the Groma Other Names: Trowoma, Chomo Tibetan, Chomo, Gromo, Tomo, Zhuomu Tibetan. Chuo-mu ...
Paul Hattaway, 2004
5
Multiscale Modelling of Plasticity and Fracture by Means of ...
Eng. 12, 159 (2004) [58] Groma I., Phys. Rev. B 56, 5807 (1997) [59] Groma I. and Balogh P., Acta Mater. 47, 3647 (1999) [60] Buchinger L. and Stanzl S., Phil. Mag. A50, 275 (1984) [61] Zaiser M., Miguel M.C., Groma I., Phys Rev B 64, 224102 ...
Peter Gumbsch, Reinhard Pippan, 2011
6
Farm Equipment of the Roman World
Groma (-ae, £), also gruma (-ae, £), Stella (-ae, f.), surveyor's cross-staff Not in Varro; not in Isidore. (a) R-E vii 2. 1881-6 (Schulten). (b) Corp. Gloss, s.v. 'gruma'. yvcopicov 11 36. 18; 264. 7. Biom-pari tcov uhpcov (yeconETpwv Vulc.) 11 278.
K. D. White, 1975
7
The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: Final Report on the ...
The catastrophic earthquake of 551 apparently demolished much of the building that still remained standing, including the walls of the cross hall and the official block. The entrance hall in the groma and the arcaded portico of the via praetoria  ...
S. Thomas Parker, 2006
8
Diffraction Analysis of the Microstructure of Materials
3. A. Borbely, J.H. Driver, T. Ungar: Acta Mater. 48, 2005 (2000) 4. A. Borbely, I. Groma: Appl. Phys. Letter 79, 1772 (2001) 5. A. Borbely, G. Guinglianda, J.H. Driver: Z. Metallkunde 7, 689 (2002) 6. A. Borbely, G. Ribarik, J. Dragomir, T. Ungar; ...
Eric J. Mittemeijer, Paolo Scardi, 2004
9
Farm Equipment of the Roman World
2. Groma (-ae, f.), also gruma (-ae, f.), Stella (-ae, f.), surveyor's cross. staff Not in Varro; not in Isidore. w R-E vii 2. i88i-<5 (Schulten). Corp. Gloss. s.v. 'gruma'. yvcbuoov n 36. 18; 264. 7. SiOTtrpa f\ tgov vtipcov (yeconeTpcov Vulc.) n 278.
10
Richard Wagner
Asword,shieldandlyreappear which Groma says can win Arindal victory and a greater reward. Zemina and Farzanal, enter. The former expresses her pity for Arindal while the latter says he deserves punishment for seeking to take Ada from  ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term groma is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bridle 'groom' and bridal 'groom' are linked
People were already well acquainted with the common word “groom,” derived from the Middle English “groma” and meaning “a caretaker of ... «Tribune-Review, May 15»
2
Saturday's high school scoreboard
Pioneer (21-4) -- Barty 2-0-4, Groma 0-1-1, Vairay 1-0-3, Marsh 6-8-21, Nowell 1-2-4, Stepan 1-02, Kedina 2-1-5. Totals 13-12-40. Santa Clara ... «San Jose Mercury News, Feb 15»
3
RB plans new £100m lab in Hull
It already has a team of consultants in place working up the plans. These include Groma Consulting (project manager), PM Devereux (architect) ... «The Construction Index, Jan 15»
4
Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self
He writes, in order to avoid the distractions of the Web, on a Groma Kolibri manual typewriter, made in the German Democratic Republic in the ... «Boing Boing, Jan 15»
5
Reclaiming Lost Land: US, Mexico Ranchers Tracking Texas …
Shackelford is giving ranchers a tour of an experimental plot of grass seedlings, pointing out bird's eye blue groma, a grass loaded with ... «Fronteras: The Changing America Desk, Oct 14»
6
First monsoon showers rain woes on locals, APMC traders
On Thursday afternoon, over 400 traders of Grain, Rice & Oilseeds Merchants' Association (GROMA) took out a morcha inside the grains ... «Times of India, Jun 14»
7
Dr Paul Wilkinson: All roads lead to Rome
"We use variety of surveying instruments, including the groma, a device for establishing a survey line which is a continuation of, or is at right ... «Canterbury Times, Apr 14»
8
Svet je ostao bez Gabrijela Garsije Markesa
Prvi put u dvadeset godina kao da je udarac groma potpuno osvetleo njegov Makondo. Nakon godinu dana rada Garsija Markes je poslao prva ... «Интернет Новине Сербске, Mar 14»
9
Tom Hanks writes an ode to the typewriter
Composing on a Groma, exported to the West from a Communist country that no longer exists, is the sound of work, hard work. Close your eyes ... «New York Daily News, Aug 13»
10
I Am TOM. I Like to TYPE. Hear That?
Composing on a Groma, exported to the West from a Communist country that no longer exists, is the sound of work, hard work. Close your eyes ... «New York Times, Aug 13»

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