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ge·om·e·try 
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| 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, esp. 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. |
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Geometry
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| ge·om·e·try
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n. pl. ge·om·e·tries
[Middle English geometrie, from Old French, from Latin geōmetria, from Greek geōmetriā, from geōmetrein, to measure land : geō-, geo- + metron, measure; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.] ge·om'e·tri'cian (jē-ŏm'ĭ-trĭsh'ən, jē'ə-mĭ-), ge·om'e·ter n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
geometry
c.1330, 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."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| geometry | |
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| the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
geometry [dʒiˈomətri] noun
a branch of mathematics dealing with the study of lines, angles etc
Example: He is studying geometry.
See also: geometric(al)Example: He is studying geometry.
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| geometry
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The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids. |
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geometry
The branch of mathematics that treats the properties, measurement, and relations of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids. (See Euclid and plane geometry.)
[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Geometry
An`a*lyt"ic\, Analytical \An`a*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic. Analytical or co["o]rdinate geometry. See under Geometry. Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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