géométrie

Etymology

géo- +‎ -métrie, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμετρέω (geōmetréō, “to practice or to profess geometry, to measure, to survey land”), from γαία (gaía, “earth, land, country”) + μετρέω (metréō, “to measure, to count”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɔ.me.tʁi/

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• Homophone: géométries
• Hyphenation: gé‧o‧mé‧trie

Noun

géométrie f (plural géométries)

1. (mathematics) geometry

Further reading

• “géométrie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).