adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to geometry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The architect used geometric techniques to design her home.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
geometric
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌd͡ʒi.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
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Australian: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmet.ɹɪk/
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New-Zealand: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmet.ɹək/
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adj
Meaning 2
Increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Bacteria exhibit geometric increase in numbers when the environment is not limiting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles, and lines in a decorative object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The building's profile was strikingly geometric.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or determined by geometry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: geometrical
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: geometrical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin geōmetricus, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρικός (geōmetrikós), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs). By surface analysis, geometer + -ic or geo- + -metric.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: երկրաչափական (erkračʻapʻakan) — of or relating to geometry
- Asturian: xeométricu — of or relating to geometry
- Belarusian: геаметры́чны (hjeamjetrýčny) — of or relating to geometry
- Catalan: geomètric — of or relating to geometry
- Czech: geometrický — of or relating to geometry
- Danish: geometrisk — of or relating to geometry
- Dutch: geometrisch — of or relating to geometry
- Dutch: meetkundig — of or relating to geometry
- Esperanto: geometria — of or relating to geometry
- Finnish: geometrinen — of or relating to geometry
- French: géométrique — of or relating to geometry
- Galician: xeométrico — of or relating to geometry
- Georgian: გეომეტრიული (geomeṭriuli) — of or relating to geometry
- German: geometrisch — of or relating to geometry
- Ancient Greek: γεωμετρικός (geōmetrikós) — of or relating to geometry
- Hungarian: geometriai — of or relating to geometry
- Hungarian: mértani — of or relating to geometry
- Ido: geometriala — of or relating to geometry
- Italian: geometrico — of or relating to geometry
- Kazakh: геометриялық (geometriälyq) — of or relating to geometry
- Latin: geōmetricus — of or relating to geometry
- Latvian: ģeometrisks — of or relating to geometry
- Norwegian Bokmål: geometrisk — of or relating to geometry
- Norwegian Nynorsk: geometrisk — of or relating to geometry
- Polish: geometryczny — of or relating to geometry
- Portuguese: geométrico — of or relating to geometry
- Russian: геометри́ческий (geometríčeskij) — of or relating to geometry
- Spanish: geométrico — of or relating to geometry
- Swedish: geometrisk — of or relating to geometry
- Tagalog: sukgisanin — of or relating to geometry
- Ukrainian: геометри́чний (heometrýčnyj) — of or relating to geometry
- Yiddish: געאָמעטריש (geometrish) — of or relating to geometry
- Finnish: geometrinen — increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression
- Galician: xeométrico — increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression
- Georgian: გეომეტრიული (geomeṭriuli) — increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression
- Latvian: ģeometrisks — increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression
- Polish: geometryczny — increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression
- Swedish: geometrisk — increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression
- Danish: geometrisk — using simple shapes
- Finnish: geometrinen — using simple shapes
- Galician: xeométrico — using simple shapes
- Georgian: გეომეტრიული (geomeṭriuli) — using simple shapes
- German: geometrisch — using simple shapes
- Latvian: ģeometrisks — using simple shapes
- Polish: geometryczny — using simple shapes
- Swedish: geometrisk — using simple shapes
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