geometry
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geometría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμετρέω (geometréo, “to practice or to profess geometry, to measure, to survey land”), back-formation from γεωμέτρης (geométrēs, “land measurer”), from γῆ (gē, “earth, land, country”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure, to count”) or -μετρία (-metria, “measurement”), from μέτρον (metron, “a measure”).
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geometry (countable and uncountable; plural geometries)
- (mathematics) (uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- (mathematics) (countable) A type of geometry with particular properties.
- spherical geometry
- (countable) The spatial attributes of an object, etc.
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branch of mathematics
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type of geometry
spatial attributes
[edit] External links
- geometry in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- geometry at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Wikibooks electronic book on geometry
- Mathworld article on geometry
