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Synonyms for geometrical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : jee-uh-me-trik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒi əˈmɛ trɪk

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Définition of geometrical

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin geometricus "of geometry," from geometria (see geometry) + -al. Opposed to arithmetical in ratio, proportion, etc., reflecting the fact that problems of multiplication formerly were dealt with by geometry, not arithmetic. Related: Geometrically.
  • As in mathematical : adj concerning manipulation of numbers
Example sentences :
  • When he was tired he rested himself by the solving of a geometrical problem.
  • Extract from : « A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs » by Laurence Hutton
  • The geometrical construction is that of the pendentives of all domes.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • This entire number is geometrical and contains the rule or law of generation.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • There are forces in the world which work, not in an arithmetical, but in a geometrical ratio of increase.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • We advance not in arithmetical but in geometrical progression.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • Or, how could the surfaces of geometrical figures have formed solids?
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • Let us now assign the geometrical forms to their respective elements.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • Are they not divided by an interval which no geometrical ratio can express?
  • Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
  • He proceeds with geometrical exactness in all his transactions.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • The tracery is geometrical, and the shafts in the angles of the splays are banded.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham » by J. E. Bygate

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