Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to geometry and its methods and principles.
  • adjective Increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
  • adjective Using simple geometric forms such as circles and squares in design and decoration.
  • adjective Of or relating to properties in algebraic geometry involving algebraically closed fields.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to geometry; according to the rules or principles of geometry; done or determined by geometry.
  • Bounded by straight lines and angles; forming straight lines and angles: as, geometric forms; geometrical ornament or markings on an insect.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of, geometry; determined by geometry.
  • adjective (Art) characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration.
  • adjective Same as Algebraic curve; -- so called because their different points may be constructed by the operations of elementary geometry.
  • adjective an instrument for engraving bank notes, etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; -- called also cycloidal engine.
  • adjective a measure of five feet.
  • adjective an instrument for drawing geometric curves, in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to the arm.
  • adjective (Persp.) the same as Ground plane .
  • adjective See under Progression, Proportion and Ratio.
  • adjective in gearing, the radius of the pitch circle of a cogwheel.
  • adjective (Zoöl.) one of many species of spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong to Epeira and allied genera, as the garden spider. See Garden spider.
  • adjective a portable instrument in the form of a square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by measuring angles.
  • adjective one in which the stairs are supported by the wall at one end only.
  • adjective in architecture and decoration, tracery arranged in geometrical figures.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, or relating to geometry.
  • adjective increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
  • adjective Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles and lines in a decorative object.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
  • adjective of or relating to or determined by geometry

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin geōmetricus, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρικός (geōmetrikos).

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Examples

  • Long accepted as the computational language of mathematicians and physicists, Mathematica has been quietly gaining adoption among game programmers, animators, special effects experts and artists for its high-precision numerics, advanced 2D and 3D graphics primitives, artistic color schemes, and built-in geometric art entities.

    Wolfram Blog : Wolfram Research at SIGGRAPH 2009 2009

  • Full calf covers elaborately blind-stamped in geometric design over oak boards, spine with lettering label in red morocco paneled in gilt, 6 raised bands.

    1001 uses for books #62 - Commode 2008

  • Full calf covers elaborately blind-stamped in geometric design over oak boards, spine with lettering label in red morocco paneled in gilt, 6 raised bands.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • During this period, he also started to experiment with semi-erotic male figures, often with faces that were like sketches in geometric form similar to ancient masks.

    Francisco Toledo 2006

  • Subterranean chambers contained exquisite frescos in geometric patterns.

    Once Upon A Time . . . - The Historical Overview Part 1 2006

  • During this period, he also started to experiment with semi-erotic male figures, often with faces that were like sketches in geometric form similar to ancient masks.

    Francisco Toledo 2006

  • Subterranean chambers contained exquisite frescos in geometric patterns.

    Once Upon A Time . . . - The Historical Overview Part 1 2006

  • Before we knew it, our number of visitors had multiplied in geometric progression.

    Blowing the Candle 2006

  • Before we knew it, our number of visitors had multiplied in geometric progression.

    Archive 2006-06-01 2006

  • The long runs "to space" and the extended passing sequences that build from the back and move in geometric patterns toward the goal are, to my mind, what lend the sport its sometimes transcendent beauty.

    As American as Women’s Soccer? 2001

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