plane geometry

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.

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plane geometry British  

noun

1. the study of the properties of and relationships between plane curves, figures, etc

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plane geometry Scientific  

1. The mathematical study of geometric figures whose parts lie in the same plane, such as polygons, circles, and lines.

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plane geometry Cultural  

1. The study of two-dimensional figures (figures that are confined to a plane).

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Plane geometry is one of the oldest branches of mathematics.

The Greek mathematician Euclid was the first to study plane geometry carefully. His book Elements was the standard plane geometry textbook for centuries.

Etymology

Origin of plane geometry

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

But their boxes, X-shapes and intersecting lines are as eternal as plane geometry.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2015

In Western Air, Darby Bannard, 37, for instance, whips clouds of Dutch Boy house paints into a composition that contrasts Hollywood-pink plane geometry with cumulus skies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those who break into a sweat at the mention of calculus or plane geometry can relax.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the new, bland, stiff-collared president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Very Rev. Jeremiah Joseph Callahan.* declared "the problem can easily be solved by plane geometry."

From Time Magazine Archive

Boy in Coalwood findin’ the Word of God in his plane geometry book.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam