geometry

From Old French géométrie, from Latin geometria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs, “land measurer”), from γῆ (gê, “earth, land, country”) + -μετρία (-metría, “measurement”), from μέτρον (métron, “a measure”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /dʒiˈɑmətɹi/

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dʒiːˈɒmɪtɹi/, /ˈdʒɒmɪtɹi/

geometry (countable and uncountable, plural geometries)

1. (mathematics, uncountable) the branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships
2. (mathematics, countable) a type of geometry with particular properties

   spherical geometry

3. (countable) the spatial attributes of an object, etc.
   • March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary

     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.

   • 2003, Matt Welsh, Running Linux, page 74:

     Also, certain SCSI controllers need to be told where to find drive geometry in order for Linux to recognize the layout of your drive.

• mathematics

• geometer
• geometrical

• geometry in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• geometry at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Wikibooks electronic book on geometry
• Mathworld article on geometry