geometry
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geometry
- /d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒɒm.ɪ.tɹi/ UK
- /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/ US
- /d͡ʒiːˈɔm.ə.tɹi/ Australia
Where it comes from
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. Displaced native Old English eorþcræft, literally, "earth-craft".
noun geometries
- The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. ANY problem in geometry can easily be reduced to such terms that a knowledge of the lengths of certain straight lines is sufficient for its construction.
- A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems. 1975 [Addison-Wesley], Eugene F. Krause, Taxicab Geometry, 1986, Dover, page 64, Entire new geometries are also suggested by real-world cities.
- The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc. The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples. They are 4.6 mm long and 0.4 mm wide.
- A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: geometric, engineering, frame, keystone, figure, configuration, contour, outline, shape, form, layout, design, composition, format, profile, silhouette
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noun branch of mathematics
| Español | geometría |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기하학 gihahak |
| 日本語 | 幾何学 kikagaku |
| 中文 | 幾何 /几何 jǐhé, 幾何學 /几何学 jǐhéxué |
| हिन्दी | ज्यामिति jyāmiti, रेखागणित rekhāgṇit, भूमिति bhūmiti |
| Kiswahili | jiometri |
| Português | geometria |
| Français | géométrie |
| Deutsch | Geometrie, Raumlehre |
| Italiano | geometria |
| Ελληνικά | γεωμετρία geometría |
| Română | geometrie |
| Русский | геоме́трия geométrija |
| Tiếng Việt | hình học |
| العربية | هَنْدَسَة handasa, عِلْم اَلْهَنْدَسَة ʕilm al-handasa, علم المساحة |
| עברית | גֵּאוֹמֶטְרְיָה geométrya |
Talk about this word "geometry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/geometry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. geometry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/geometry "geometry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/geometry.Cite this
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title = {geometry},
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