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geometrical

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒi.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk.əl/ / /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.əl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English geometric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English geometrical From geometric + -al.

  1. Of, or relating to geometry; geometric.

    Their Ideas are perpetually converſant in Lines and Figures. If they would, for example, praiſe the Beauty of a Woman, or any other Animal, they deſcribe it by Rhombs, Circles, Parallelograms, Ellipſes, and other Geometrical Terms, or by Words of Art drawn from Muſick, needleſs here to repeat.

  2. Consisting of lines and simple shapes.
  3. Having the stairs supported by the wall at one end only.