geometry
US: /dʒiˈɑmətɹi/
UK: /dʒiˈɒmətɹˌi/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
geometry /dʤi'ɔmitri/- danh từ
- hình học
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] the branch of mathematics that deals with the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, surfaces and solids
2 [sing.] the measurements and relationships of lines, angles, etc. in a particular object or shape: the geometry of a spider's web
Collocation
ADJ.
algebraic, co-ordinate, differential, fractal, solid, three-dimensional | Euclidean | basic | internal, local | sacred
Pre-Christian sacred geometry was incorporated into church architecture.
More information about SUBJECT
SUBJECT:
of study do, read, study ~ do ~
is more commonly used with school subjects (but may also be used with university subjects):She did maths, physics and chemistry at school.
study ~
is used with both school and university subjects:He studied German at school. She went on to study mathematics at university.
read ~
is only used with university subjects and is quite formal:She was educated privately and at Pembroke College, where she read classics.
lecture in, teach ~
He taught music at a school in Edinburgh.
Other verbs used withsubjectcan also be used with particular subjects of study:Half the students take geography at A level. We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.
~ degree, a degree/diploma in ~
a law degree a higher diploma in fine art
~ class, course, lecture, lesson
The genetics lectures are on a different campus.
~ department, a/the department of ~
All enquiries should be made to the Department of Architecture.
~ graduate, student, undergraduate
Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.
~ lecturer, teacher, tutor
He's an English teacher at Highland Road School.
~ professor, (a) professor of ~
She's professor of linguistics at the University of Wales.
the study of ~
The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.
in ~
He got As in history and art.
Concise dictionary
geometriesdʒɪ'ɑmɪtrɪ /-'ɒm-noun
+the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
