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GEOMETRY
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Geometry — (Greek γεωμετρία ; geo = earth, metria = measure) is a part of mathematics concerned with questions of size, shape, and relative position of figures and with properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest sciences. Initially a body of… … Wikipedia
Geometry — Ge*om e*try, n.; pl. {Geometries}[F. g[ e]om[ e]trie, L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge a, gh^, the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its earliest and most important applications was to the measurement of the earth s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geometry — [jē äm′ə trē] n. pl. geometries [ME geometrie < OFr < L geometria < Gr geōmetria < geōmetrein, to measure the earth < gē, earth + metria, measurement < metrein, to measure: for IE base, see METER1] 1. the branch of mathematics… … English World dictionary
geometry — early 14c., from O.Fr. géométrie (12c.), from L. geometria, from Gk. geometria measurement of earth or land; geometry, from comb. form of ge earth, land + metria (see METRY (Cf. metry)) … Etymology dictionary
geometry — ► NOUN (pl. geometries) 1) the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, and solids. 2) the shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something. DERIVATIVES geometrician noun. ORIGIN Greek … English terms dictionary
geometry — /jee om i tree/, n. 1. 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… … Universalium
geometry — Although various laws concerning lines and angles were known to the Egyptians and the Pythagoreans, the systematic treatment of geometry by the axiomatic method began with the Elements of Euclid . From a small number of explicit axioms,… … Philosophy dictionary
geometry — [[t]ʤiɒ̱mɪtri[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Geometry is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relationships of lines, angles, curves, and shapes. ...the very ordered way in which mathematics and geometry describe nature. 2) N UNCOUNT:… … English dictionary
Geometry — Mathematics Math e*mat ics, n. [F. math[ e]matiques, pl., L. mathematica, sing., Gr. ? (sc. ?) science. See {Mathematic}, and { ics}.] That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geometry — noun a) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. spherical geometry b) A type of geometry with particular properties. See Also: geometer, geometrical … Wiktionary
geometry — n. descriptive; Euclidean; plane; projective; solid geometry * * * [dʒɪ ɒmɪtrɪ] Euclidean plane projective solid geometry descriptive … Combinatory dictionary
