descriptive geometry

American  

noun

1. the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that its projective as well as its metrical properties can be deduced from them.

2. geometry in general, treated by means of projections.

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descriptive geometry British  

noun

1. the study of the projection of three-dimensional figures onto a plane surface

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Etymology

Origin of descriptive geometry

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The equation learned in descriptive geometry may be understood, but it never means so much as when it is applied to specific problems in engineering.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

To bring the teaching of descriptive geometry into closer harmony with its application in practice, auxiliary views are frequently used instead of the method of rotations.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

Towards the close of 1794, when the �cole Polytechnique was established, he was appointed along with Monge over the department of descriptive geometry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

His labours were chiefly in the field of descriptive geometry, with its application to the arts and mechanical engineering.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

In this way the principles may be taught in more elementary form than is possible in any adequate treatment of descriptive geometry.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul