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
They can be used to soften hard edges and smooth transitions in more naturalistic plantings, or to reinforce the geometry of formal designs.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
To anyone familiar with high-dimensional geometry, the prospect would seem preposterous.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The precise geometry of a through-ball to a teammate sprinting toward the goal.
—Miceal Chamberlain, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Not too far, not too thin, and just cloudy enough — just the point where geometry and meteorology deliver maximum brilliance.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
To anyone familiar with high-dimensional geometry, the prospect would seem preposterous.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The precise geometry of a through-ball to a teammate sprinting toward the goal.
—Miceal Chamberlain, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Not too far, not too thin, and just cloudy enough — just the point where geometry and meteorology deliver maximum brilliance.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for geometry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geometry
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Far below the most abstract undulating curved frozen shapes where the weight of the sea ice has forged the shoreline into a white sculpture park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Some even in the shape of other foods!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Stories are filled with this literal kind of ephemera in the form of what the characters wear, carry, purchase, pocket.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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That proof usually comes in the form of SOC 2, a third-party audit that verifies if a company’s systems and data controls are actually doing what the company claims.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geometry. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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