geometry

名词 n.
/d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/|/ˈd͡ʒɒm.ɪ.tɹi/    /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/|/d͡ʒiːˈɔm.ə.tɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. uncountable
    — 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.
  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. countable
    — 1975 [Addison-Wesley], Eugene F. Krause, Taxicab Geometry, 1986, Dover, page 64, Entire new geometries are also suggested by real-world cities.
  3. The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc. countable
    — The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples. They are 4.6 mm long and 0.4 mm wide.
  4. A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships. countable

词形变化

geometries plural

词源

Etymology tree
Pre-Greek der.
Proto-Hellenic *gayader.
Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)
Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā)
Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der.
Latin geōmetriader.
Old French geometriebor.
Middle English gemetry
English geometry
From Middle English gemetry, geometrie, from Old French geometrie (modern French géométrie), from Latin geōmetria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs, “geometer, land measurer”), from γῆ (gê, “earth, land, country”) + -μετρία (-metría, “measurement”), from μέτρον (métron, “a measure”). By surface analysis, geometer + -y or geo- + -metry. Doublet of gematria.
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