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