geometry

American  

[jee-om-i-tree] / dʒiˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

PLURAL

geometries

1. Mathematics. 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. Mathematics. any specific system of the branch of mathematics describing points, lines, angles, and figures in space, that operates in accordance with a specific set of assumptions.

   Euclidean geometry.

3. Mathematics. the study of the branch of mathematics that describes points, lines, angles, and figures in space.

4. Mathematics. a book on the subject of the branch of mathematics that describes points, lines, angles, and figures in space, especially 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.

7. Digital Technology. the polygons that constitute the building blocks of every object or environment in a video game.

   Player characters getting stuck in geometry is a common glitch in 3D games.

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geometry British  

/ dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties, relationships, and measurement of points, lines, curves, and surfaces See also analytical geometry non-Euclidean geometry

2. 1. any branch of geometry using a particular notation or set of assumptions

      analytical geometry

   2. any branch of geometry referring to a particular set of objects

      solid geometry

3. a shape, configuration, or arrangement

4. arts the shape of a solid or a surface

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geometry Scientific  

/ jē-ŏm′ĭ-trē /

1. The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids.

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geometry Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of geometry

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gemetri(e), from Old French geometrie, from Latin geōmetria, from Greek geōmetría; geo-, -metry

Example Sentences

But the way Stoppard incorporates mathematical concepts as rarefied as fractal geometry to explore concepts of order and chaos as the characters hypothesize on the patterns of time is Stoppardian through and through.

From Los Angeles Times

Roughly one in eight freshmen lack rudimentary high-school math skills, defined as geometry, algebra and algebra 2.

From The Wall Street Journal

It includes scenes painted inside the dense woods across the road from Dodd’s Maine home, with fallen trees and their fractured geometries; winter views executed outside amid swirling snow; and magnified close-ups of unusual flowers.

From New York Times

“I was interested in geometry,” she once said in an interview for the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.

From New York Times

At such tiny geometries the properties of those materials that make them semiconductors break down.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• algebra
• calculation
• calculus
• math