geometry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɒm.ɪ.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /d͡ʒiːˈɔm.ə.tɹi/ (Australia)
- /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/ (General-American)
- /d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā) Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der. Latin geōmetriader. Old French geometriebor. Middle English gemetry English geometry From Middle English gemetry, geometrie, from Old French geometrie (modern French géométrie), from Latin geōmetria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs, “geometer, land measurer”), from γῆ (gê, “earth, land, country”) + -μετρία (-metría, “measurement”), from μέτρον (métron, “a measure”). By surface analysis, geometer + -y or geo- + -metry. Doublet of gematria. Displaced native Old English eorþcræft, literally, "earth-craft".
Meanings
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(uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
ANY problem in geometry can easily be reduced to such terms that a knowledge of the lengths of certain straight lines is sufficient for its construction.
1925, René Descartes, “The Geometry of Rene Descartes”, in David Eugene Smith, Marcia Latham, transl., [1637, La Géométrie], Cosimo Classics, published 2007, page 2:
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(countable, qualifier:often qualified in combination) A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
1975 [Addison-Wesley], Eugene F. Krause, Taxicab Geometry, 1986, Dover, page 64, Entire new geometries are also suggested by real-world cities.
Finite geometries were developed in the late nineteenth century, in part to demonstrate and test the axiomatic properties of completeness, consistency, and independence.
2004, Judith Cederberg, A Course in Modern Geometries, Springer, page 1:Previous theorists have often tried to test whether visual space is best described by a small set of traditional geometries, such as the Euclidean geometry most of us studied in High School or the hyperbolic and spherical geometries introduced by 19ᵗʰ-century mathematicians.
2006, Mark Wagner, The Geometries of Visual Space, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, page ix:
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(countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
Also, certain SCSI controllers need to be told where to find drive geometry in order for Linux to recognize the layout of your drive.
2003, Matt Welsh, Running Linux, page 74:The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples. They are 4.6 mm long and 0.4 mm wide.
1990, M. E. Cage, D. Y. Yu, G. Marullo Reedtz, “Observation and an Explanation of Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect”, in Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, volume 95, number 1:He was extremely highly regarded, in view of his many greatly impressive, sometimes revolutionary, contributions to the understanding of the physics and the geometry of the universe.
2018 March 14, Roger Penrose, “'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary”, in The Guardian:
- (countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| geometries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
morphogeometry · algebraic geometry · astrogeometry · Klein geometry · analytic geometry · spherical geometry · stereogeometry · heptageometry · taxicab geometry · metageometry · geoboard · Euclidean geometry · pangeometry · inversive geometry · elementary geometry · descriptive geometry · variable-geometry Europe · ophthalmogeometry · geometrician · plane geometry · absolute geometry · geometrodynamics · hyperbolic geometry · Riemannian geometry · non-Euclidean geometry · geometrylike · neurogeometry · variable geometry · tropical geometry · pregeometry · affine geometry · combinatorial geometry · computational geometry · supergeometry · conformal geometry · arithmetic geometry · fractal geometry · geoband · synthetic geometry · hypergeometry · noneuclidean geometry · Kerr geometry · imaginary geometry · geometrography · sacred geometry · finite geometry · analytical geometry · diophantine geometry · microgeometry · elliptical geometry · differential geometry · geometrist · neutral geometry · geometrogenesis · geometry of numbers · nanogeometry · anabelian geometry · projective geometry · elliptic geometry · geometrize · complex geometry · contact geometry · Lobachevsky-Bolyai-Gauss geometry · noncommutative geometry · birational geometry · geometry of fear · affine differential geometry · macrogeometry · chronogeometry · geometry shader
Holonyms
Relateds
gematria · topology · geometer · geometric · geometrical
Translations (152)
it geometria (spatial attributes) · br mentoniezh (branch of mathematics) · sh геометрија (spatial attributes) · sw jiometri (type of geometry) · lv ģeometrija (branch of mathematics) · sq gjeometri (branch of mathematics) · et geomeetria (branch of mathematics) · hi रेखागणित (branch of mathematics) · th เรขาคณิต (branch of mathematics) · ro geometrie (branch of mathematics) · gu ભૂમિતિ (branch of mathematics) · cmn 幾何 /几何 (branch of mathematics) · pl geometria (branch of mathematics) · chr ᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᏓᏍᏓᏅᏅ (branch of mathematics) · mk геометрија (branch of mathematics) · mr ज्यामिति (branch of mathematics) · hu mértan (branch of mathematics) · gl xeometría (branch of mathematics) · tr geometri (branch of mathematics) · ro geometrie (spatial attributes) · ta கேத்திர கணிதம் (branch of mathematics) · tg ҳандаса (branch of mathematics) · bg геоме́трия (branch of mathematics) · kmr hindaze (branch of mathematics) · nn geometri (branch of mathematics) · fr géométrie (branch of mathematics) · sh geometrija (spatial attributes) · de Geometrie (type of geometry) · pa ਰੇਖਾਗਣਿਤ (branch of mathematics) · ca geometria (type of geometry) · lo ເລຂາຄະນິດ (branch of mathematics) · af geometrie (branch of mathematics) · ms geometri (branch of mathematics) · ca geometria (spatial attributes) · da geometri (spatial attributes) · am ጂኦሜትሪ (branch of mathematics) · tg геометрия (branch of mathematics) · ang eorþcræft (branch of mathematics) · uk геоме́трія (branch of mathematics) · ga geoiméadracht (branch of mathematics) · it geometria (type of geometry) · cmn 幾何學 /几何学 (branch of mathematics) · el γεωμετρία (spatial attributes) · li maetkónde (branch of mathematics) · kn ರೇಖಾಗಣಿತ (branch of mathematics) · es geometría (spatial attributes) · ta வடிவவியல் (branch of mathematics) · ar عِلْم اَلْهَنْدَسَة (branch of mathematics) · nl geometrie (branch of mathematics) · kab ta nzeggit (branch of mathematics) · ast xeometría (branch of mathematics) · cy geometreg (branch of mathematics) · tr geometri (type of geometry) · he גֵּאוֹמֶטְרְיָה (branch of mathematics) · pt geometria (spatial attributes) · km រេខាគណិត (branch of mathematics) · fi -geometria (type of geometry) · sh geometrija (branch of mathematics) · an cheometría (branch of mathematics) · ur اَقْلِیدَس (branch of mathematics) · vi hình học (branch of mathematics) · tl heometriya (branch of mathematics) · hu geometria (type of geometry) · cs geometrie (branch of mathematics) · sn pimanyika (branch of mathematics) · io geometrio (branch of mathematics) · id geometri (branch of mathematics) · hi ज्यामिति (branch of mathematics) · gv towse-oaylleeaght (branch of mathematics) · zza geometri (branch of mathematics) · eo geometrio (branch of mathematics) · as জ্যামিতি (branch of mathematics) · af meetkunde (branch of mathematics) · hu geometria (branch of mathematics) · te జ్యామితి (branch of mathematics) · da geometri (type of geometry) · el γεωμετρία (branch of mathematics) · hy երկրաչափություն (type of geometry) · fo rúmlæra (branch of mathematics) · ceb sukodbutáng (branch of mathematics) · as জামিতি (branch of mathematics) · ar علم المساحة (branch of mathematics) · my ဂျီဩမေတြီ (branch of mathematics) · es geometría (type of geometry) · az həndəsə (branch of mathematics) · tr geometri (spatial attributes) · sv geometri (branch of mathematics) · yi געאָמעטריע (branch of mathematics) · nl geometrie (spatial attributes) · it geometria (branch of mathematics) · su élmu ukur (branch of mathematics) · uz geometriya (branch of mathematics) · ga céimseata (branch of mathematics) · mk геометрија (spatial attributes) · ka გეომეტრია (branch of mathematics) · la geōmetria (branch of mathematics) · vo geomet (branch of mathematics) · or ରେଖା ଗଣିତ (branch of mathematics) · hy երկրաչափություն (spatial attributes) · si ජ්යාමිතිය (branch of mathematics) · qu pacha tupuy (branch of mathematics) · te రేఖాగణితం (branch of mathematics) · ar هَنْدَسَة (branch of mathematics) · sk geometria (branch of mathematics) · ja 幾何学 (branch of mathematics) · ca geometria (branch of mathematics) · sw jiometri (spatial attributes) · bn জ্যামিতি (branch of mathematics) · fi mittausoppi (branch of mathematics) · sh geometrija (type of geometry) · ru геоме́трия (branch of mathematics) · de Geometrie (branch of mathematics) · nb geometri (branch of mathematics) · fr géométrie (type of geometry) · da geometri (branch of mathematics) · he גֵּאוֹמֶטְרְיָה (type of geometry) · lt geometrija (branch of mathematics) · ka გეომეტრია (type of geometry) · sd هَندِسَهَ (branch of mathematics) · fa هندسه (branch of mathematics) · hi भूमिति (branch of mathematics) · id ilmu ukur (branch of mathematics) · lv ģeometrija (type of geometry) · mk геометрија (type of geometry) · es geometría (branch of mathematics) · de Raumlehre (branch of mathematics) · pt geometria (branch of mathematics) · fi jomma (branch of mathematics) · ko 기하학 (branch of mathematics) · sl geometrija (branch of mathematics) · tl sukgisan (branch of mathematics) · fo rúmfrøði (branch of mathematics) · hy երկրաչափություն (branch of mathematics) · sq dhemasë (branch of mathematics) · be геаме́трыя (branch of mathematics) · sa रेखागणित (branch of mathematics) · sh геометрија (branch of mathematics) · pt geometria (type of geometry) · fi geometria (branch of mathematics) · sh геометрија (type of geometry) · nl meetkunde (branch of mathematics) · is rúmfræði (branch of mathematics) · mr भूमिती (branch of mathematics) · ml ജ്യാമിതി (branch of mathematics) · ro geometrie (type of geometry) · el γεωμετρία (type of geometry) · ka გეომეტრია (spatial attributes) · mr रेखागणित (branch of mathematics) · ur جِیومیٹْری (branch of mathematics) · sw jiometri (branch of mathematics) · cs geometrie (type of geometry) · grc γεωμετρία (branch of mathematics)