geometry
/d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.88 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
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noun
A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.
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Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples. They are 4.6 mm long and 0.4 mm wide."
- "Also, certain SCSI controllers need to be told where to find drive geometry in order for Linux to recognize the layout of your drive."
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".
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: gemetry, geometrie, geōmetria, γεωμετρία
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/
- British English: /d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/