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| ge·om·e·try [ jee ómmətree ] (plural ge·om·e·tries) |
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1. mathematics of shapes: the branch of mathematics that is concerned with the properties and relationships of points, lines, angles, curves, surfaces, and solids
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2. kind of geometry: a particular system or class of geometry, e.g. a set of distinct theories or its application to a particular type of problem or object
  Euclidean geometry
solid geometry
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3. book on geometry: a book on geometry
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4. arrangement of something: the way the different parts of something fit together in relation to each other
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| [14th century. Via French géométrie< Greek geōmetria "measuring of the Earth" < gē "Earth" + metron "measure"] |
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