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geometryMain 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
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