geometrize

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verb

ge·​om·​e·​trize jē-ˈä-mə-ˌtrīz 

geometrized; geometrizing

intransitive verb

: to work by or as if by geometric methods or laws

transitive verb

1

: to represent geometrically

2

: to make conform to geometric principles and laws

geometrization

jē-ˌä-mə-trə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

geometrization

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noun

ge·​om·​e·​tri·​za·​tion (ˌ)jēˌämə‧trə̇ˈzāshən 

-ˌtrīˈz-

variants also British geometrisation

plural -s

: the act or process of geometrizing

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense