Main Entry: ge·om·e·try

Pronunciation: \jē-ˈä-mə-trē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ge·om·e·tries

Etymology: Middle English geometrie, from Anglo-French, from Latin geometria, from Greek geōmetria, from geōmetrein to measure the earth, from geō- ge- + metron measure — more at measure

Date: 14th century

1 a : a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids; broadly : the study of properties of given elements that remain invariant under specified transformations b : a particular type or system of geometry
2 a : configuration b : surface shape
3 : an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometric figures