geometry

geometry
[dʒɪˈɒmɪtri]
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogues
    几何学
    ■[count noun](pl. -ies)a particular mathematical system describing such properties
    几何(体系)
    non-Euclidean geometries.
    非欧几何。
    ■[in sing.]the shape and relative arrangement of the parts of something
    几何形状,几何构造
    the geometry of spiders' webs.
    蜘蛛网的几何形状。
派生
geometrician
[ˌdʒiːəmɪˈtrɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from 'earth' + metria (see -metry)
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