euclidean

adjective

eu·​clid·​e·​an yü-ˈkli-dē-ən 

variants or less commonly euclidian

often capitalized

: of, relating to, or based on the geometry of Euclid or a geometry with similar axioms

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing euclidean

• euclidean geometry
• euclidean space
• non-euclidean

Rhymes for euclidean

• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean
• kampuchean
• maccabean
• manichaean

Kids Definition

Euclidean

adjective

Eu·​clid·​e·​an

yu̇-ˈklid-ē-ən

: of or relating to the geometry of Euclid