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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One wore a sleeveless crochet dress with geometric patterns, another a loud multicolored jacket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The team examined more than 3,000 geometric signs across roughly 260 objects using computational analysis.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
She uses it to make anything from trinket boxes to ornate geometric vases to statuettes of quizzical creatures.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
At Herat's central mosque, which is covered in blue ceramic tiles, there are delicate floral and geometric motifs created by Behzad.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Everything was enclosed behind high, white walls, in what the two researchers described in 2004 as a hive of “repetitive, modular cells organized in high-walled geometric blocks.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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