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Definition of geometric

adjective

  • 1relating to geometry, or according to its methods.
  • 2characterized by or decorated with regular lines and shapes:a geometric pattern
  • (Geometric) Archaeology relating to or denoting a period of Greek culture (around 900–700 bc) characterized by geometrically decorated pottery.
  • (Geometric or Geometrical) Architecture relating to or denoting a style of Early English tracery based on the geometry of circles.

noun

  • a geometric pattern.

Derivatives

geometrical

adjective

geometrically

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: via French from Latin geometricus, from Greek geōmetrikos, from geōmetrēs (see geometer)

geometric in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of geometric in the US English dictionary