Science & TechnologyGreek → English
Geometry
The mathematics of shape, size, and space.
The Greek roots
γῆ
gê
earth
μετρία
-metría
measuring
Literally: “earth-measuring”
The story of the word
It began quite literally as 'land-measuring' for surveying fields, then rose into the pure study of form.
In a sentence
The proof drew on the geometry of the circle.