Definition of geometry in English:

geometry

nounPlural geometries dʒɪˈɒmɪtridʒiˈɑmətri

mass noun

1The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogues.
几何学
Example sentencesExamples
- Let us first comment on the three volume work, which was the biggest treatise ever to be written on line geometry.
- It was a revolutionary move away from the Greek concept of mathematics which was essentially geometry.
- A notable feature of advanced mathematics is that much of it is concerned with geometry in more than three dimensions.
- You can still access the underlying curve and surface geometry that makes up the solid.
- He goes on to consider solid geometry giving results on prisms, cylinders, and spheres.
- Low-income students who took algebra and geometry were almost three times as likely to attend college as those who did not.
- Most of the features for surfaces appearing in this book are closely related to topological geometry.
- He clearly was trying to argue against the notions current at the time on using algebra to study geometry.
- The computer programs implement basic mathematical principles such as basic geometry and fractional math.
- At this point the Greeks gave up algebra and turned to geometry.
- Galileo's idea was to overcome this subjectivity and relativity by applying pure geometry and the mathematics of the pure form of space-time to nature.
- His writings on geometry included several important papers on parallel curves and surfaces.
- Speculative geometry contains elementary geometry which is not all based on Euclid.
- Mill only deals with geometry, arithmetic, and some algebra, not the branches of higher mathematics.
- Simson also made many discoveries of his own in geometry and the Simson line is named after him.
- He was always full of mathematical ideas, not only on game theory, but in geometry and topology as well.
- He worked on the borderline between geometry and set theory, both of which are kind of nineteenth century.
- By spherical geometry, we mean geometry on the surface of a sphere, where the great circles are taken as lines.
- This requires at least some understanding of spherical geometry and trigonometry.
- As analysis began to mix inextricably with geometry and the other branches of mathematics, the curiosities multiplied.
1. 1.1count noun A particular system of geometry.
  non-Euclidean geometries
  非欧几何。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His work on non-euclidean geometries was used by Einstein in his general theory of relativity.
  The same issues apply more generally to other photonic crystal systems in non-fiber geometries.
  This work led to a thesis on algebraic geometry in which he introduced rings which are now named after him.
  He had a distinguished career as a math professor, specializing in algebra, algebraic geometry and number theory.
  Geometry had began to lose its 'metric' character with projective and non-euclidean geometries being studied.
  He has written on stochastic geometry and its applications, and the statistical theory of shape.
  Something that exists nowhere and exists along the lines of Euclidean geometry, judging by what I understand of it, cannot exist.
  Van Schooten was one of the main people to promote the spread of Cartesian geometry.
  His interests in research relate to finite geometries and the group theory related to them, to Cremona transformations related to the Galois theory of equations.
  His main mathematical interests were in algebraic geometry and differential geometry.
  Note, of course, that the use of such positional grids are an early form of Cartesian geometry.
  His derivation of the estimates is a tour de force and the applications in algebraic geometry are beautiful.
  The apparatus of algebraic geometry is built upon polars, and these upon distances.
  Weil's work on bringing together number theory and algebraic geometry was highly fruitful.
  It was not until the 19th century that this postulate was dropped and non-euclidean geometries were studied.
  He also studied birational contact transformations and non-euclidean and non-archimedean geometries.
  Similar stratal geometries have been described from comparable levels in the Chalk of the North Sea, and in outcrop in Britain and France.
  The trend toward trophic specialization is also correlated with stereotyped geometries in the locomotor system.
  He also realised that there were an infinite number of non-euclidean geometries and this, Taurinus claimed, was highly significant.
  Under Lane she studied projective differential geometry and submitted her dissertation on Singularities of Space Curves.
2. 1.2in singular The shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something.
  几何形状，几何构造
  the geometry of spiders' webs
  蜘蛛网的几何形状。
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I was fascinated by the geometry of the ruined monuments I looked at,’ Ghosh explains.
  Finally, we indicate the source of such inconsistent analysis, namely, an effect due to the geometry of tumors, and how to fix it.
  It connects us to the geometry of the body - the square, the circle and the triangle - and to the purity of line.
  In the first place, chemical solutions can conform to the geometry of the sample vessel or object being irradiated.
  Perhaps this intimate knowledge of the geometry of letterforms is why even today so many architects are partial to Futura.
  I read it in my early twenties and thought, I will never, so long as I live, know as much about the geometry of the human heart.
  Modern artists long ago discovered and assimilated the geometry, line and shapes of African sculpture.
  The main living area is open plan and bathed in light from the tall windows, and the geometry of this window formation is echoed within the structure of the space.
  Once again, daguerreotypy was reduced to a geometry of abstract markings.
  In Eagle Creek, Columbia River, the different geometries of man and nature continually make rhymes with one another.
  This long-term effective population size is affected by the local dispersal behavior as well as the geometry of the habitat.
  In fact, the cornerstone setting lets you tweak the geometry of the picture to your heart's content.
  I can't help it: where some see visionary lines and inspired angles I see the geometry of a madman.
  His buildings are radical, from the geometry of their floor plans to the perforated walls that filter light into the interiors.
  At the same time, anatomical data that include the torso geometry and the shape and location of the heart are obtained via a CT scan.
  This is used in ophthalmic surgery to maintain the geometry of the eye, and can also be used for therapeutic treatments involving osteoarthritis and wound healing.
  We use facing directions to highlight the profoundly different structural geometries that exist on various scales in different parts of the coastal section.
  The overburden can be divided into three packages based on the geometry of the seismic reflections.
  I eyed up the chest of drawers but the geometry seemed wrong somehow.
  The geometry or shape of individual grains appears to be a property inherited from the original crystals of the silicate minerals in the source rock.

Derivatives

geometrician

noun ˌdʒiːəməˈtrɪʃ(ə)nˌdʒiˌɑməˈtrɪʃ(ə)n

An expert in or student of geometry.
the great geometrician Euclid
Example sentencesExamples
- After some compliments to the university, he proceeded to the original and progress of geometry, and gave an account of the most celebrated of the ancient and modern geometricians.
- A learned and ingenious geometrician, he investigated and illustrated the laws of compound circular motion.
- The great geometrician Euclid, before demonstrating to us the various propositions contained in his Elements of Geometry, requires that we should be able to effect certain processes.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē 'earth' + metria (see -metry).

Rhymes

craniometry, micrometry, optometry, psychometry, pyrometry, sociometry, trigonometry

Definition of geometry in US English:

geometry

nounjēˈämətrēdʒiˈɑmətri

1The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs.
几何学
Example sentencesExamples
- He clearly was trying to argue against the notions current at the time on using algebra to study geometry.
- A notable feature of advanced mathematics is that much of it is concerned with geometry in more than three dimensions.
- As analysis began to mix inextricably with geometry and the other branches of mathematics, the curiosities multiplied.
- He worked on the borderline between geometry and set theory, both of which are kind of nineteenth century.
- At this point the Greeks gave up algebra and turned to geometry.
- Let us first comment on the three volume work, which was the biggest treatise ever to be written on line geometry.
- He was always full of mathematical ideas, not only on game theory, but in geometry and topology as well.
- His writings on geometry included several important papers on parallel curves and surfaces.
- By spherical geometry, we mean geometry on the surface of a sphere, where the great circles are taken as lines.
- You can still access the underlying curve and surface geometry that makes up the solid.
- Simson also made many discoveries of his own in geometry and the Simson line is named after him.
- Most of the features for surfaces appearing in this book are closely related to topological geometry.
- The computer programs implement basic mathematical principles such as basic geometry and fractional math.
- Mill only deals with geometry, arithmetic, and some algebra, not the branches of higher mathematics.
- Speculative geometry contains elementary geometry which is not all based on Euclid.
- Low-income students who took algebra and geometry were almost three times as likely to attend college as those who did not.
- It was a revolutionary move away from the Greek concept of mathematics which was essentially geometry.
- This requires at least some understanding of spherical geometry and trigonometry.
- Galileo's idea was to overcome this subjectivity and relativity by applying pure geometry and the mathematics of the pure form of space-time to nature.
- He goes on to consider solid geometry giving results on prisms, cylinders, and spheres.
1. 1.1 A particular system of geometry.
  non-Euclidean geometries
  非欧几何。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had a distinguished career as a math professor, specializing in algebra, algebraic geometry and number theory.
  The same issues apply more generally to other photonic crystal systems in non-fiber geometries.
  Weil's work on bringing together number theory and algebraic geometry was highly fruitful.
  Similar stratal geometries have been described from comparable levels in the Chalk of the North Sea, and in outcrop in Britain and France.
  Geometry had began to lose its 'metric' character with projective and non-euclidean geometries being studied.
  His main mathematical interests were in algebraic geometry and differential geometry.
  Note, of course, that the use of such positional grids are an early form of Cartesian geometry.
  He also realised that there were an infinite number of non-euclidean geometries and this, Taurinus claimed, was highly significant.
  The trend toward trophic specialization is also correlated with stereotyped geometries in the locomotor system.
  Something that exists nowhere and exists along the lines of Euclidean geometry, judging by what I understand of it, cannot exist.
  He has written on stochastic geometry and its applications, and the statistical theory of shape.
  His derivation of the estimates is a tour de force and the applications in algebraic geometry are beautiful.
  His interests in research relate to finite geometries and the group theory related to them, to Cremona transformations related to the Galois theory of equations.
  Under Lane she studied projective differential geometry and submitted her dissertation on Singularities of Space Curves.
  It was not until the 19th century that this postulate was dropped and non-euclidean geometries were studied.
  His work on non-euclidean geometries was used by Einstein in his general theory of relativity.
  This work led to a thesis on algebraic geometry in which he introduced rings which are now named after him.
  The apparatus of algebraic geometry is built upon polars, and these upon distances.
  Van Schooten was one of the main people to promote the spread of Cartesian geometry.
  He also studied birational contact transformations and non-euclidean and non-archimedean geometries.
2. 1.2in singular The shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something.
  几何形状，几何构造
  the geometry of spiders' webs
  蜘蛛网的几何形状。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Modern artists long ago discovered and assimilated the geometry, line and shapes of African sculpture.
  The main living area is open plan and bathed in light from the tall windows, and the geometry of this window formation is echoed within the structure of the space.
  Once again, daguerreotypy was reduced to a geometry of abstract markings.
  His buildings are radical, from the geometry of their floor plans to the perforated walls that filter light into the interiors.
  In Eagle Creek, Columbia River, the different geometries of man and nature continually make rhymes with one another.
  This long-term effective population size is affected by the local dispersal behavior as well as the geometry of the habitat.
  This is used in ophthalmic surgery to maintain the geometry of the eye, and can also be used for therapeutic treatments involving osteoarthritis and wound healing.
  I eyed up the chest of drawers but the geometry seemed wrong somehow.
  I read it in my early twenties and thought, I will never, so long as I live, know as much about the geometry of the human heart.
  In fact, the cornerstone setting lets you tweak the geometry of the picture to your heart's content.
  The geometry or shape of individual grains appears to be a property inherited from the original crystals of the silicate minerals in the source rock.
  In the first place, chemical solutions can conform to the geometry of the sample vessel or object being irradiated.
  We use facing directions to highlight the profoundly different structural geometries that exist on various scales in different parts of the coastal section.
  Finally, we indicate the source of such inconsistent analysis, namely, an effect due to the geometry of tumors, and how to fix it.
  At the same time, anatomical data that include the torso geometry and the shape and location of the heart are obtained via a CT scan.
  Perhaps this intimate knowledge of the geometry of letterforms is why even today so many architects are partial to Futura.
  ‘I was fascinated by the geometry of the ruined monuments I looked at,’ Ghosh explains.
  The overburden can be divided into three packages based on the geometry of the seismic reflections.
  It connects us to the geometry of the body - the square, the circle and the triangle - and to the purity of line.
  I can't help it: where some see visionary lines and inspired angles I see the geometry of a madman.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē ‘earth’ + metria (see -metry).

单词	geometry
释义	Definition of geometry in English: geometry nounPlural geometries dʒɪˈɒmɪtridʒiˈɑmətri mass noun 1The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogues. 几何学 Example sentencesExamples Let us first comment on the three volume work, which was the biggest treatise ever to be written on line geometry. It was a revolutionary move away from the Greek concept of mathematics which was essentially geometry. A notable feature of advanced mathematics is that much of it is concerned with geometry in more than three dimensions. You can still access the underlying curve and surface geometry that makes up the solid. He goes on to consider solid geometry giving results on prisms, cylinders, and spheres. Low-income students who took algebra and geometry were almost three times as likely to attend college as those who did not. Most of the features for surfaces appearing in this book are closely related to topological geometry. He clearly was trying to argue against the notions current at the time on using algebra to study geometry. The computer programs implement basic mathematical principles such as basic geometry and fractional math. At this point the Greeks gave up algebra and turned to geometry. Galileo's idea was to overcome this subjectivity and relativity by applying pure geometry and the mathematics of the pure form of space-time to nature. His writings on geometry included several important papers on parallel curves and surfaces. Speculative geometry contains elementary geometry which is not all based on Euclid. Mill only deals with geometry, arithmetic, and some algebra, not the branches of higher mathematics. Simson also made many discoveries of his own in geometry and the Simson line is named after him. He was always full of mathematical ideas, not only on game theory, but in geometry and topology as well. He worked on the borderline between geometry and set theory, both of which are kind of nineteenth century. By spherical geometry, we mean geometry on the surface of a sphere, where the great circles are taken as lines. This requires at least some understanding of spherical geometry and trigonometry. As analysis began to mix inextricably with geometry and the other branches of mathematics, the curiosities multiplied. 1.1count noun A particular system of geometry. non-Euclidean geometries 非欧几何。 Example sentencesExamples His work on non-euclidean geometries was used by Einstein in his general theory of relativity. The same issues apply more generally to other photonic crystal systems in non-fiber geometries. This work led to a thesis on algebraic geometry in which he introduced rings which are now named after him. He had a distinguished career as a math professor, specializing in algebra, algebraic geometry and number theory. Geometry had began to lose its 'metric' character with projective and non-euclidean geometries being studied. He has written on stochastic geometry and its applications, and the statistical theory of shape. Something that exists nowhere and exists along the lines of Euclidean geometry, judging by what I understand of it, cannot exist. Van Schooten was one of the main people to promote the spread of Cartesian geometry. His interests in research relate to finite geometries and the group theory related to them, to Cremona transformations related to the Galois theory of equations. His main mathematical interests were in algebraic geometry and differential geometry. Note, of course, that the use of such positional grids are an early form of Cartesian geometry. His derivation of the estimates is a tour de force and the applications in algebraic geometry are beautiful. The apparatus of algebraic geometry is built upon polars, and these upon distances. Weil's work on bringing together number theory and algebraic geometry was highly fruitful. It was not until the 19th century that this postulate was dropped and non-euclidean geometries were studied. He also studied birational contact transformations and non-euclidean and non-archimedean geometries. Similar stratal geometries have been described from comparable levels in the Chalk of the North Sea, and in outcrop in Britain and France. The trend toward trophic specialization is also correlated with stereotyped geometries in the locomotor system. He also realised that there were an infinite number of non-euclidean geometries and this, Taurinus claimed, was highly significant. Under Lane she studied projective differential geometry and submitted her dissertation on Singularities of Space Curves. 1.2in singular The shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something. 几何形状，几何构造 the geometry of spiders' webs 蜘蛛网的几何形状。 Example sentencesExamples ‘I was fascinated by the geometry of the ruined monuments I looked at,’ Ghosh explains. Finally, we indicate the source of such inconsistent analysis, namely, an effect due to the geometry of tumors, and how to fix it. It connects us to the geometry of the body - the square, the circle and the triangle - and to the purity of line. In the first place, chemical solutions can conform to the geometry of the sample vessel or object being irradiated. Perhaps this intimate knowledge of the geometry of letterforms is why even today so many architects are partial to Futura. I read it in my early twenties and thought, I will never, so long as I live, know as much about the geometry of the human heart. Modern artists long ago discovered and assimilated the geometry, line and shapes of African sculpture. The main living area is open plan and bathed in light from the tall windows, and the geometry of this window formation is echoed within the structure of the space. Once again, daguerreotypy was reduced to a geometry of abstract markings. In Eagle Creek, Columbia River, the different geometries of man and nature continually make rhymes with one another. This long-term effective population size is affected by the local dispersal behavior as well as the geometry of the habitat. In fact, the cornerstone setting lets you tweak the geometry of the picture to your heart's content. I can't help it: where some see visionary lines and inspired angles I see the geometry of a madman. His buildings are radical, from the geometry of their floor plans to the perforated walls that filter light into the interiors. At the same time, anatomical data that include the torso geometry and the shape and location of the heart are obtained via a CT scan. This is used in ophthalmic surgery to maintain the geometry of the eye, and can also be used for therapeutic treatments involving osteoarthritis and wound healing. We use facing directions to highlight the profoundly different structural geometries that exist on various scales in different parts of the coastal section. The overburden can be divided into three packages based on the geometry of the seismic reflections. I eyed up the chest of drawers but the geometry seemed wrong somehow. The geometry or shape of individual grains appears to be a property inherited from the original crystals of the silicate minerals in the source rock. Derivatives geometrician noun ˌdʒiːəməˈtrɪʃ(ə)nˌdʒiˌɑməˈtrɪʃ(ə)n An expert in or student of geometry. the great geometrician Euclid Example sentencesExamples After some compliments to the university, he proceeded to the original and progress of geometry, and gave an account of the most celebrated of the ancient and modern geometricians. A learned and ingenious geometrician, he investigated and illustrated the laws of compound circular motion. The great geometrician Euclid, before demonstrating to us the various propositions contained in his Elements of Geometry, requires that we should be able to effect certain processes. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē 'earth' + metria (see -metry). Rhymes craniometry, micrometry, optometry, psychometry, pyrometry, sociometry, trigonometry Definition of geometry in US English: geometry nounjēˈämətrēdʒiˈɑmətri 1The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs. 几何学 Example sentencesExamples He clearly was trying to argue against the notions current at the time on using algebra to study geometry. A notable feature of advanced mathematics is that much of it is concerned with geometry in more than three dimensions. As analysis began to mix inextricably with geometry and the other branches of mathematics, the curiosities multiplied. He worked on the borderline between geometry and set theory, both of which are kind of nineteenth century. At this point the Greeks gave up algebra and turned to geometry. Let us first comment on the three volume work, which was the biggest treatise ever to be written on line geometry. He was always full of mathematical ideas, not only on game theory, but in geometry and topology as well. His writings on geometry included several important papers on parallel curves and surfaces. By spherical geometry, we mean geometry on the surface of a sphere, where the great circles are taken as lines. You can still access the underlying curve and surface geometry that makes up the solid. Simson also made many discoveries of his own in geometry and the Simson line is named after him. Most of the features for surfaces appearing in this book are closely related to topological geometry. The computer programs implement basic mathematical principles such as basic geometry and fractional math. Mill only deals with geometry, arithmetic, and some algebra, not the branches of higher mathematics. Speculative geometry contains elementary geometry which is not all based on Euclid. Low-income students who took algebra and geometry were almost three times as likely to attend college as those who did not. It was a revolutionary move away from the Greek concept of mathematics which was essentially geometry. This requires at least some understanding of spherical geometry and trigonometry. Galileo's idea was to overcome this subjectivity and relativity by applying pure geometry and the mathematics of the pure form of space-time to nature. He goes on to consider solid geometry giving results on prisms, cylinders, and spheres. 1.1 A particular system of geometry. non-Euclidean geometries 非欧几何。 Example sentencesExamples He had a distinguished career as a math professor, specializing in algebra, algebraic geometry and number theory. The same issues apply more generally to other photonic crystal systems in non-fiber geometries. Weil's work on bringing together number theory and algebraic geometry was highly fruitful. Similar stratal geometries have been described from comparable levels in the Chalk of the North Sea, and in outcrop in Britain and France. Geometry had began to lose its 'metric' character with projective and non-euclidean geometries being studied. His main mathematical interests were in algebraic geometry and differential geometry. Note, of course, that the use of such positional grids are an early form of Cartesian geometry. He also realised that there were an infinite number of non-euclidean geometries and this, Taurinus claimed, was highly significant. The trend toward trophic specialization is also correlated with stereotyped geometries in the locomotor system. Something that exists nowhere and exists along the lines of Euclidean geometry, judging by what I understand of it, cannot exist. He has written on stochastic geometry and its applications, and the statistical theory of shape. His derivation of the estimates is a tour de force and the applications in algebraic geometry are beautiful. His interests in research relate to finite geometries and the group theory related to them, to Cremona transformations related to the Galois theory of equations. Under Lane she studied projective differential geometry and submitted her dissertation on Singularities of Space Curves. It was not until the 19th century that this postulate was dropped and non-euclidean geometries were studied. His work on non-euclidean geometries was used by Einstein in his general theory of relativity. This work led to a thesis on algebraic geometry in which he introduced rings which are now named after him. The apparatus of algebraic geometry is built upon polars, and these upon distances. Van Schooten was one of the main people to promote the spread of Cartesian geometry. He also studied birational contact transformations and non-euclidean and non-archimedean geometries. 1.2in singular The shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something. 几何形状，几何构造 the geometry of spiders' webs 蜘蛛网的几何形状。 Example sentencesExamples Modern artists long ago discovered and assimilated the geometry, line and shapes of African sculpture. The main living area is open plan and bathed in light from the tall windows, and the geometry of this window formation is echoed within the structure of the space. Once again, daguerreotypy was reduced to a geometry of abstract markings. His buildings are radical, from the geometry of their floor plans to the perforated walls that filter light into the interiors. In Eagle Creek, Columbia River, the different geometries of man and nature continually make rhymes with one another. This long-term effective population size is affected by the local dispersal behavior as well as the geometry of the habitat. This is used in ophthalmic surgery to maintain the geometry of the eye, and can also be used for therapeutic treatments involving osteoarthritis and wound healing. I eyed up the chest of drawers but the geometry seemed wrong somehow. I read it in my early twenties and thought, I will never, so long as I live, know as much about the geometry of the human heart. In fact, the cornerstone setting lets you tweak the geometry of the picture to your heart's content. The geometry or shape of individual grains appears to be a property inherited from the original crystals of the silicate minerals in the source rock. In the first place, chemical solutions can conform to the geometry of the sample vessel or object being irradiated. We use facing directions to highlight the profoundly different structural geometries that exist on various scales in different parts of the coastal section. Finally, we indicate the source of such inconsistent analysis, namely, an effect due to the geometry of tumors, and how to fix it. At the same time, anatomical data that include the torso geometry and the shape and location of the heart are obtained via a CT scan. Perhaps this intimate knowledge of the geometry of letterforms is why even today so many architects are partial to Futura. ‘I was fascinated by the geometry of the ruined monuments I looked at,’ Ghosh explains. The overburden can be divided into three packages based on the geometry of the seismic reflections. It connects us to the geometry of the body - the square, the circle and the triangle - and to the purity of line. I can't help it: where some see visionary lines and inspired angles I see the geometry of a madman. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē ‘earth’ + metria (see -metry).
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