geometry
noun/dʒiˈɒmətri/
/dʒiˈɑːmətri/
- [uncountable] the branch of mathematics that deals with the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, surfaces and solids
- Pre-Christian sacred geometry was incorporated into church architecture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- algebraic
- coordinate
- differential
- …
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- [singular] the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, etc. in a particular object or shape
- the geometry of a spider’s web
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- algebraic
- coordinate
- differential
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē ‘earth’ + metria, from -metrēs ‘measurer’.
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