[ge.om.e.try] n, pl -tries [ME geometrie, fr. MF, fr. L geometria, fr. Gk geometria, fr. geometrein to measure the earth, fr. geo- ge- + metron measure--more at measure] (14c) 1 a: a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids; broadly: the study of properties of given elements that remain invariant under specified transformations b: a particular type or system of geometry
2. a: configuration b: surface shape
3: an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometric figures