as in shape
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance the geometry of Sydney's famed opera house is suggestive of some modernistic sailing ship

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Recent Examples of geometry Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests focus on APIs more commonly used for game development, like Metal, DirectX 12, and Vulkan, to assess gaming geometry and particle effects. PC Magazine, 5 June 2025 In both areas, the rooms’ furnishings, from the coffee tables to cocoon-like headboards, are curved, a reference, general manager Jordi Compte Stevens surmises, to the sinuous geometry of Priorat’s landscapes. Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Together, the measurements painted a picture of the crystal’s entire quantum geometry. Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025 However, in an intriguing twist of design strategy, the engineers at Celestron have opted for an optical geometry that yields an unusually large exit pupil, exceeding 7mm in diameter. Matt Morris, Space.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for geometry
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Noun
  • My curls stayed especially bouncy and held their shape all day, even while running around in humid weather.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 June 2025
  • On Instagram, Protect the Mütter declared victory and posted an image of two skeletal hands, their bony fingers pressed together to make a heart shape.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • This problem comes in various forms, but there’s often a connecting thread and a commonality to the challenges.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Contrary to conventional wisdom, not all madras exists in solid form.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 June 2025

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“Geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geometry. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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