geom·etry [geometrygeometries] BrE [dʒiˈɒmətri] NAmE [dʒiˈɑːmətri] noun 1. uncountable the branch of mathematics that deals with the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, surfaces and solids 2. singular the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, etc. in a particular object or shape •the geometry of a spider's web
Word Origin: Middle English: via Old French from Latin geometria, from Greek, from gē ‘earth’ metria, from -metrēs ‘measurer’.
Example Bank: •Pre-Christian sacred geometry was incorporated into church architecture.