- geometry ge·om·etry n
- [dʒɪ'ɒmɪtrɪ]
geometria
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
geometry ge·om·etry n
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Riemannian geometry — Riemann′ian geom′etry n. math. the branch of non Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that in a plane every pair of distinct lines intersects • Etymology: 1915–20; after G.F.B. Riemann … From formal English to slang
solid geometry — sol′id geom′etry n. math. the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
analytic geometry — analyt′ic geom′etry n. math. a branch of mathematics in which algebraic procedures are applied to geometry and position is represented analytically by coordinates • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
Euclidean geometry — Euclid′ean geom′etry n. math. geometry based upon the postulates of Euclid, esp. the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
plane geometry — plane′ geom′etry n. math. the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
spherical geometry — spher′ical geom′etry n. math. the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
descriptive geometry — descrip′tive geom′etry n. math. the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that its projective as well as its metrical properties can be deduced from them • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
