Etymology
From Old French géométrie, from Latin geōmetria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία or geōmetría (geometry, land-survey), from γεωμέτρης or geōmétrēs (land measurer), from γῆ or gê (earth, land, country) + -μετρία or -metría (measurement), from μέτρον or métron (a measure).
Noun
geometry (countable and uncountable, plural geometries)
- (mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- I learned about squares and other polygons in geometry class.
- (mathematics, often qualified in combination) 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.
- After reading various popular mathematics books, I became interested in four-dimensional geometry and other theoretical subjects.
- (countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
- (algebraic geometry) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
Derived terms
- algebraic geometry
- anabelian geometry
- analytical geometry
- arithmetic geometry
- combinatorial geometry
- complex geometry
- computational geometry
- conformal geometry
- contact geometry
- descriptive geometry
- differential geometry
- elementary geometry
- elliptic geometry
- Euclidean geometry
- finite geometry
- fractal geometry
- hyperbolic geometry
- hypergeometry
- imaginary geometry
- Kerr geometry
- Klein geometry
- plane geometry
- spherical geometry
- variable geometry
Related terms
- geometer
- geometric
- geometrical
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