单词 | geometry |
释义 | geometry (dʒiɒmɪtri) 1. uncountable noun Geometry is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relationships of lines,angles, curves, and shapes. ...the very ordered way in which mathematics and geometry describe nature. 2. uncountable noun [usually with poss] The geometry of an object is its shape or the relationship of its parts to each other. They have tinkered with the geometry of the car's nose. geometry in British English (dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ) noun 1. the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties, relationships, and measurement of points, lines, curves, and surfaces See also analytical geometry, non-Euclidean geometry2. a. any branch of geometry using a particular notation or set of assumptions analytical geometry b. any branch of geometry referring to a particular set of objects solid geometry 3. a shape, configuration, or arrangement 4. arts the shape of a solid or a surface Word origin C14: from Latin geōmetria, from Greek, from geōmetrein to measure the landgeometry in American English (dʒiˈɑmətri) nounWord forms: plural geˈometries 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, planes, and figures, and examines their properties, measurement, and mutual relations in space see also plane geometry, solid geometry2. a book about geometry 3. a specific system of geometry Word origin ME geometrie < OFr < L geometria < Gr geōmetria < geōmetrein, to measure the earth < gē, earth + metria, measurement < metrein, to measure: for IE base, see meter1Examples of 'geometry' in a sentence |
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