Geometry

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dÊ’iː.É‘.mÉ›t.ɹi/

Origin

From Old French géométrie, from Latin geometria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geometría, "geometry, land-survey"), from γεωμετρέω (geometréo, "to practice or to profess geometry, to measure, to survey land"), back-formation from γεωμέτρης (geométrēs, "land measurer"), from γῆ (gē, "earth, land, country") + μετρέω (metréō, "to measure, to count") or -μετρία (-metria, "measurement"), from μέτρον (metron, "a measure").

Full definition of geometry

Noun

1. (mathematics, uncountable) the branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships
2. (mathematics, countable) a type of geometry with particular propertiesspherical geometry
3. (countable) the spatial attributes of an object, etc.

Holonyms

• mathematics

Derived terms

Related terms

• geometer
• geometrical