geometry

American  

[jee-om-i-tree] / dʒiˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

plural

geometries

1. Mathematics. the 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.

2. Mathematics. any specific system of the branch of mathematics describing points, lines, angles, and figures in space, that operates in accordance with a specific set of assumptions.

   Euclidean geometry.

3. Mathematics. the study of the branch of mathematics that describes points, lines, angles, and figures in space.

4. Mathematics. a book on the subject of the branch of mathematics that describes points, lines, angles, and figures in space, especially a textbook.

5. the shape or form of a surface or solid.

6. a design or arrangement of objects in simple rectilinear or curvilinear form.

7. Digital Technology. the polygons that constitute the building blocks of every object or environment in a video game.

   Player characters getting stuck in geometry is a common glitch in 3D games.

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geometry British  

/ 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 geometry

2. 1. any branch of geometry using a particular notation or set of assumptions

      analytical geometry

   2. 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

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geometry Scientific  

/ jē-ŏm′ĭ-trē /

1. The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids.

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geometry Cultural  

1. The branch of mathematics that treats the properties, measurement, and relations of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids. (See Euclid and plane geometry.)

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Etymology

Origin of geometry

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gemetri(e), from Old French geometrie, from Latin geōmetria, from Greek geōmetría; geo-, -metry

Example Sentences

These changes cause the decay rate to vary significantly depending on the geometry.

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This design ensured that any differences in optical behavior were due to the cavity geometry and not variations in the material itself.

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“But you’re stuck with your facial geometry and your fingerprint for life unless you take drastic measures like burning your fingerprints off,” he says.

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“By the time the Scramble for Africa was over,” Martin Meredith tells us, the vagaries of geopolitical geometry had amalgamated “some 10,000 African polities . . . into forty European colonies and protectorates.”

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In that geometry, it becomes impossible for every magnetic moment to point opposite to all of its neighbors at the same time.

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