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geometry
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ge·om·e·try  (j-m-tr)
n. pl. ge·om·e·tries
1.
a. The mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.
b. A system of geometry: Euclidean geometry.
c. A geometry restricted to a class of problems or objects: solid geometry.
d. A book on geometry.
2.
a. Configuration; arrangement.
b. A surface shape.
3. A physical arrangement suggesting geometric forms or lines.

[Middle English geometrie, from Old French, from Latin gemetria, from Greek gemetri, from gemetrein, to measure land : ge-, geo- + metron, measure; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ge·ome·trician (j-m-trshn, j-m-), ge·ome·ter n.

geometry
Noun
the branch of mathematics concerned with points, lines, curves, and surfaces [Greek geōmetrein to measure the land]
geometrician n

geometry  (j-m-tr)
The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids.

geometry
the branch of mathematics that treats the measurement, relationship, and properties of points, lines, angles, and flgures in space. — geometer, geometrician, n. — geometric, geometrical, adj.
See also: Mathematics
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Noun1.geometrygeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
duality - (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
pure mathematics - the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
affine geometry - the geometry of affine transformations
elementary geometry, Euclidean geometry, parabolic geometry - (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms
fractal geometry - (mathematics) the geometry of fractals; "Benoit Mandelbrot pioneered fractal geometry"
non-Euclidean geometry - (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's; "non-Euclidean geometries discard or replace one or more of the Euclidean axioms"
spherical geometry - (mathematics) the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere
analytic geometry, analytical geometry, coordinate geometry - the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system
plane geometry - the geometry of 2-dimensional figures
solid geometry - the geometry of 3-dimensional space
descriptive geometry, projective geometry - the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection
plane section, section - (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
pencil - a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
conic, conic section - (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
eccentricity - (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
foursquare, square - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
angle of inclination, inclination - (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
diagonal - (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
inscribe - draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
truncate - replace a corner by a plane
congruent - coinciding when superimposed
incongruent - not congruent
Translations
geometry [dʒɪˈɔmətrɪ] ngeometría

geometry [dʒɪˈɔmətrɪ] ngéométrie f

geometry [dʒɪˈɔmətrɪ] nGeometrie f

geometry [dʒɪˈɔmətrɪ] ngeometria

geometry
n geometry [dʒiˈomətri]
a branch of mathematics dealing with the study of lines, angles etc He is studying geometry. geometrie هندسَه геометрия geometrie geometri die Geometrie γεωμετρία geometría geomeetria هندسه geometria géométrie גיאומטרייה रेखा गणित geometrija mértan geometri rúmfræði geometria 幾可学 기하학 geometrija ģeometrija geometri meetkunde geometri geometria geometria geo­metrie геометрия geometria geometrija geometrija geometri เรขาคณิต geometri 幾何學 геометрія علم ہندسہ hình học
adj geometric(al) [dʒiəˈmetrik(əl)]
made up of lines, circles etc and with a regular shape a geometrical design on wallpaper. geometriese هَنْدَسي геометричен geometrický geometrisk geometrisch γεωμετρικός geométrico geomeetriline هندسی geometrinen géométrique גיאומטרי ज्यामितीय, गुणोत्तर geometrijski geometriai, mértani geometris rúmfræðilegur geometrico 幾可学の 기하학(상)의 geometrinis ģeometrisks geometri geometrisch geometrisk geometryczny geométrico geo­me­tric геометрический geometrický geometrijski geometrijski geometrisk ทางเรขาคณิต geometrik 幾何學的 геометричний لکیروں ، اشکال وغیرہ کی مدد سے بنایا گیا thuộc hình học
adv geoˈmetrically
geometriese هَنْدَسِيّا геометрично geometricky geometriskt geometrisch γεωμετρικά geométricamente geomeetriliselt بطور هندسی geometrisesti géométriquement מבחינת גיאומטרית ज्यामीत‍ि से geometrijski mértanilag secara geometris rúmfræðilega geometricamente 幾可学的に 기하학적으로 geometriškai ģeometriski secara geometrinya geometrisch geometrisk geometrycznie geometricamente din punct de vedere geometric геометрически geometricky geometrijsko geometrijski geometriskt ทางเรขาคณิต geometrik olarak 幾何學上 за законами геометрії شکل و بناوٹ کے لہاظ سے về phương diện hình học


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