ageometricaladj.
/ˌeɪdʒiːəˈmɛtrᵻkl/, /ˌeɪdʒɪəˈmɛtrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌeɪdʒiəˈmɛtrək(ə)l/ rare before 20th cent.
Not geometrical; = non-geometrical adj. at non- prefix 3a.
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ungeometrical1570
ageometrical1668
ungeometric1789
1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 686 He discourseth..that the Operations..are not to be accounted a-geometrical, because they are not perform'd by the Sole aid of Ruler and Compass.
1734 Builder's Dict. I Ageometrical, ungeometrical, or defective in Point of Geometry.
1917 Monist 27 238 Tangents can be drawn just as well to either geometrical or ageometrical curves, as far as the nature of the figure allows.
1961 Jrnl. Warburg & Courtauld Inst. 24 52 We encounter an ‘ageometrical’ mentality, which sees symbolism only as pleasant adventitious ornament to a discussion of terms and verbal statements.
1973 H. Freudenthal Math. as Educ. Task xvi. 431 This algebraic apparatus involves an ageometrical element;..this so-called Euclidean space can be imposed upon physical space as a model only after a unit length has been chosen.
2000 G. L. Hersey Archit. & Geom. Age of Baroque ix. 204 Complaints about antigeometrical, or at least ad hoc, ageometrical design appeared even during the height of the Baroque.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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