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nounthe pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacestype of:
Definition that contains geometry
- square (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- section (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- develop superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- inclination (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
- archimedes Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
- geometric of or relating to or determined by geometry
- diagonal (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
- duality (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry
- geometrical of or relating to or determined by geometry
- eccentricity (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis