geometry

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the branch of mathematics that studies points, lines, shapes, surfaces, and spatial relationships

   The class used geometry to calculate the angle of the roof.

2. 2
   noun

   the shape, arrangement, or spatial structure of an object or place

   The bridge's unusual geometry made the shadows look sharp.

Middle English gemetry English geometry From Middle English gemetry, geometrie, from Old French geometrie (modern French géométrie), from Latin geōmetria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs, “geometer, land measurer”), from γῆ (gê, “earth, land, country”) + -μετρία (-metría, “measurement”), from μέτρον (métron, “a measure”). By surface analysis, geometer + -y or geo- + -metry. Doublet of gematria.

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