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Geometry

Noun CEFR B2
d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi

Definitions

  1. The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
  2. 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.
  3. The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
  4. A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.

Equivalents

Españolgeometría
Françaisgéométrie
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Afrikaansmeetkunde
Azərbaycan dilihəndəsə
Беларускаягеаметрыя
Catalàgeometria
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Ελληνικάγεωμετρία
Esperantogeometrio
فارسیهندسه
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Bahasa Indonesiageometriilmu ukur
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Italianogeometria
日本語幾何学
ქართულიგეომეტრია
ភាសាខ្មែររេខាគណិត
한국어기하학
Kurdîhendese
Latinageometria
Lietuviųgeometrija
Latviešuģeometrija
Te Reo Māoriāhuahanga
Македонскигеометрија
Bahasa Melayugeometri
မြန်မာဂျီဩမေတြီ
Polskigeometria
Portuguêsgeometria
Românăgeometrie
Русскийгеометрия
سنڌيهندسه
Slovenčinageometria
Kiswahilijiometri
Українськагеометрія
O'zbekchageometriya
Tiếng Việthình học

Examples

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.”
“He was extremely highly regarded, in view of his many greatly impressive, sometimes revolutionary, contributions to the understanding of the physics and the geometry of the universe.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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