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geometry

noun
🔊/dʒiˈɒmətri/
🔊/dʒiˈɑːmətri/
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  1. [uncountable] the branch of mathematics that deals with the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, surfaces and solids几何（学）
    • Pre-Christian sacred geometry was incorporated into church architecture.西历纪元开始以前的神圣几何被运用于教堂建筑中。
    Topics Maths and measurementc2, Educationc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • algebraic
    • coordinate
    • differential
    • …
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  2. [singular] the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, etc. in a particular object or shape几何形状；几何图形；几何结构
    • the geometry of a spider’s web蜘蛛网的几何形状
    Topics Maths and measurementc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • algebraic
    • coordinate
    • differential
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē ‘earth’ + metria, from -metrēs ‘measurer’.
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