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geometric

[ jee-uh-me-trik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
  2. resembling or employing the simple rectilinear or curvilinear lines or figures used in geometry.
  3. of or relating to painting, sculpture, or ornamentation of predominantly geometric characteristics.
  4. (often initial capital letter) Fine Arts.
    1. pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece between the 10th and 8th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by rectilinear or curvilinear shapes in abstract and human figuration, often arranged in tiers or panels around the vase.
    2. designating a style of Greek sculpture of approximately the same period, exemplified chiefly in small figurines or reliefs having a schematic and generalized treatment of the human form.


noun

  1. a geometric pattern, design, etc.:

    an ornate and handsome geometric.

geometric

/ ˌdʒɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or following the methods and principles of geometry
  2. consisting of, formed by, or characterized by points, lines, curves, or surfaces

    a geometric figure

  3. (of design or ornamentation) composed predominantly of simple geometric forms, such as circles, rectangles, triangles, etc


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Derived Forms

  • ˌgeoˈmetrically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • geo·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • nonge·o·metric adjective
  • nonge·o·metri·cal adjective
  • nonge·o·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • semi·geo·metric adjective
  • semi·geo·metri·cal adjective
  • semi·geo·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • subge·o·metric adjective
  • subge·o·metri·cal adjective
  • subge·o·metri·cal·ly adverb
  • unge·o·metric adjective
  • unge·o·metri·cal adjective
  • unge·o·metri·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of geometric1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin geōmetricus, from Greek geōmetrikós, from geométr(ēs) ( geometer + -ikos -ic

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Example Sentences

The pieces created a slight camouflage, utilizing lace, geometric patterns, and flowers to create an ultra light fabric.

He turned his thesis into the book Geometric Perturbation Theory in Physics on the new developments in differential geometry.

His playful geometric and spatial derivations are translations of some of the most basic and beautiful laws of language.

Geometric forms line the wall and fill the room with a subtle scent of pine – hinting at the name.

For this ensemble, Britney matched silky black pants with an artful, geometric corset.

There were on these cloths an enormous amount of decoration, representing many figures, both natural and geometric.

It passed out of use among them nigh a thousand years ago and has been supplanted by every other imaginable geometric form.

Not only were the products greatly similar, but the same style of geometric decoration by incised lines is common to both.

And made with some of my best modeling clay for reproducing geometric solids!

Johnny settled into his place to take up a pencil and begin tracing geometric figures on a square of paper.

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