geometrical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.əl/
- (US) audio
- /ˌd͡ʒi.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk.əl/
Etymology
From geometric + -al.
Meanings
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Of, or relating to geometry; geometric.
Their Ideas are perpetually converſant in Lines and Figures. If they would, for example, praiſe the Beauty of a Woman, or any other Animal, they deſcribe it by Rhombs, Circles, Parallelograms, Ellipſes, and other Geometrical Terms, or by Words of Art drawn from Muſick, needleſs here to repeat.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Humours and Dispositions of the Laputians Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part III (A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdribb, Luggnagg, and Japan), page 26:
- (of a design) Consisting of lines and simple shapes.
- (of a staircase) Having the stairs supported by the wall at one end only.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most geometrical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more geometrical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crystallogeometrical · hypergeometrical · geometrical pace · metageometrical · chronogeometrical · ageometrical · ungeometrical · geometrical progression · nongeometrical