isoperimetry

[ ahy-soh-puh-rim-i-tree ]

noun

, Geometry.

1. the study of isoperimeters.

Other Words From

• i·so·per·i·met·ric [ahy-s, uh, -per-, uh, -, me, -trik], iso·peri·metri·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of isoperimetry¹

First recorded in 1805–15; isoperimet(e)r + -y ³