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geometry

Syllabification: (ge·om·e·try)
Pronunciation: /jēˈämətrē/

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Definition of geometry

noun

  • the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs.
  • (plural geometries) a particular system of geometry:non-Euclidean geometries
  • [in singular] the shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something:the geometry of spiders' webs

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē 'earth' + metria (see -metry)

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