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solid geometry

noun

  1. the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.


solid geometry

noun

  1. the branch of geometry concerned with the properties of three-dimensional geometric figures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

solid geometry

  1. The branch of mathematics that deals with three-dimensional figures and surfaces.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of solid geometry1

First recorded in 1725–35
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Example Sentences

The totality is a study in solid geometry, demonstrating the various ways an almost-identical thing can be made different.

So a lot of mathematics, such as solid geometry, was just built up from studying space.

He got carried away by things; for example, he was so fascinated by the tilting planes of solid geometry that he did almost as badly in trigonometry as I did myself.

Honner’s lesson emphasizes concepts in solid geometry while allowing kids to let their creative, artistic sides show too.

This admits of an easy illustration in solid geometry.

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