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.

Common collocations

• elliptic geometry Adjective + noun
• hyperbolic geometry Adjective + noun

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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