geometric
Americanadjective
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of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
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resembling or employing the simple rectilinear or curvilinear lines or figures used in geometry.
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of or relating to painting, sculpture, or ornamentation of predominantly geometric characteristics.
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(often initial capital letter)
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pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece between the 10th and 8th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by rectilinear or curvilinear shapes in abstract and human figuration, often arranged in tiers or panels around the vase.
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designating a style of Greek sculpture of approximately the same period, exemplified chiefly in small figurines or reliefs having a schematic and generalized treatment of the human form.
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noun
adjective
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of, relating to, or following the methods and principles of geometry
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consisting of, formed by, or characterized by points, lines, curves, or surfaces
a geometric figure
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(of design or ornamentation) composed predominantly of simple geometric forms, such as circles, rectangles, triangles, etc
Other Word Forms
- geometrically adverb
- nongeometric adjective
- nongeometrical adjective
- nongeometrically adverb
- semigeometric adjective
- semigeometrical adjective
- semigeometrically adverb
- subgeometric adjective
- subgeometrical adjective
- subgeometrically adverb
- ungeometric adjective
- ungeometrical adjective
- ungeometrically adverb
Etymology
Origin of geometric
First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin geōmetricus, from Greek geōmetrikós, from geométr(ēs) ( geometer + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Instead of assuming colors change along straight lines, they calculated the shortest path within the geometric space.
From Science Daily
She uses it to make anything from trinket boxes to ornate geometric vases to statuettes of quizzical creatures.
From Los Angeles Times
He also paid for windows with geometric designs rather than traditional figurative scenes, in line with Islamic rulings against the drawings of creatures.
From BBC
On the front is a huge cartoon moose against a geometric landscape of green pine trees, blue mountains, and a bright yellow sun.
From Literature
To overcome this challenge at the level of individual meta-atoms, the researchers developed a hybrid-phase framework in which each geometric phase plays a distinct role.
From Science Daily
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