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geometry

Entries 1 to 10 of 11.

  1. geometry
  2. analytic geometry
  3. coordinate geometry
  4. differential geometry
  5. euclidean geometry
  6. plane geometry
  7. projective geometry
  8. Riemannian geometry
  9. solid geometry
  10. spherical geometry

Main Entry:
ge·om·e·try Listen to the pronunciation of geometry
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 geometry2 a: configuration b: surface shape3: an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometric figures
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