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ge·om·e·try
\jēˈämə.trē, -ri also ÷ˈjäm-\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English geometrie, from Middle French, from Latin geometria, from Greek geōmetria, from geōmetrein to measure or survey the earth (from geō- ge- + metrein to measure, from metron measure) + -ia -y — more at measure
1.
a. : a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
b. : a particular type or system of geometry
c. : a treatise on geometry
2.
a. : configuration
< geometry of an automotive steering linkage >
< geometry of an optical system >
b. : surface shape (as of a mechanical part or a crystal)
3. : an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometrical figures or outlines
< the picturesque geometry of spars, masts, ropes, pulleys, and all the busy trappings of a Vineyard fisherman — Samuel Chamberlain >
< what is of interest to musicians in “Wozzeck” is its geometry, its contrapuntal plan, its structure — Robert Craft > |