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noun, plural ‐tries.
1.
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.
any specific system of this that operates in accordance with a specific set of assumptions: Euclidean geometry.
3.
the study of this branch of mathematics.
4.
a book on this study, especially a textbook.
5.
EXPANDthe shape or form of a surface or solid.
6.
COLLAPSEa design or arrangement of objects in simple rectilinear or curvilinear form.
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geometry
early 14c., from O.Fr. géométrie, from L. geometria, from Gk. geometria "measurement of earth or land, geometry," from ge "earth, land" + -metria, from metrein "to measure."
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geometry  (jē-ŏm'ĭ-trē) Pronunciation Key
The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids. |
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geometry definition
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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