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geometry
[ jee-om-i-tree ]
noun
plural geometries.
- Mathematics. the branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties of space.
- Mathematics. any specific system of the branch of mathematics describing points, lines, angles, and figures in space, that operates in accordance with a specific set of assumptions:
Euclidean geometry.
- Mathematics. the study of the branch of mathematics that describes points, lines, angles, and figures in space.
- Mathematics. a book on the subject of the branch of mathematics that describes points, lines, angles, and figures in space, especially a textbook.
- the shape or form of a surface or solid.
- a design or arrangement of objects in simple rectilinear or curvilinear form.
- Digital Technology. the polygons that constitute the building blocks of every object or environment in a video game:
Player characters getting stuck in geometry is a common glitch in 3D games.
geometry
/ dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /
noun
- the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties, relationships, and measurement of points, lines, curves, and surfaces See also analytical geometry non-Euclidean geometry
- any branch of geometry using a particular notation or set of assumptions
analytical geometry
- any branch of geometry referring to a particular set of objects
solid geometry
- a shape, configuration, or arrangement
- arts the shape of a solid or a surface
geometry
/ jē-ŏm′ĭ-trē /
- The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids.
geometry
- The branch of mathematics that treats the properties, measurement, and relations of points , lines , angles, surfaces, and solids . ( See Euclid and plane geometry .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of geometry1
C14: from Latin geōmetria, from Greek, from geōmetrein to measure the land
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