geometries

Variant of geometry

noun pl. geometries

  1. the branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, planes, and figures, and examines their properties, measurement, and mutual relations in space
  2. a book about geometry
  3. a specific system of geometry

Origin: ME geometrie < OFr < L geometria < Gr geōmetria < geōmetrein, to measure the earth < , earth + metria, measurement < metrein, to measure: for IE base, see meter

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