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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ge•om•e•try /dʒiˈɑmɪtri/USA pronunciation n. - Mathematics[uncountable] the branch of mathematics that deals with the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and shapes in space by means of certain assumed properties of space.
- Mathematics any specific system of this that operates with a specific set of assumptions:[uncountable]Euclidean geometry.
- the shape or form of a surface or solid:[countable]the geometry of the room's outline.
ge•o•met•ric /ˌdʒiəˈmɛtrɪk/USA pronunciation ge•o•met•ri•cal, adj. ge•o•met•ri•cal•ly, adv. See -meter-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ge•om•e•try ( jē om′i trē),USA pronunciation n. - Mathematicsthe branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties of space.
- Mathematicsany specific system of this that operates in accordance with a specific set of assumptions:Euclidean geometry.
- Mathematicsthe study of this branch of mathematics.
- Mathematicsa book on this study, esp. a textbook.
- the shape or form of a surface or solid.
- a design or arrangement of objects in simple rectilinear or curvilinear form.
- Greek geōmetría. See geo-, -metry
- Latin geōmetria
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: geometry /dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ/ n - the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties, relationships, and measurement of points, lines, curves, and surfaces
- a shape, configuration, or arrangement
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin geōmetria, from Greek, from geōmetrein to measure the land |