as in shape
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance
the geometry of Sydney's famed opera house is suggestive of some modernistic sailing ship
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Recent Examples of geometry
Potier decodes that practically illegible document and creates a 3-D realization that grows from a fantastically complex swirl of interlocking geometries.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
The iconic flacon features a signature dip designed to evoke a woman’s decollete neckline, while its clean silhouette draws inspiration from the geometry of Roman columns.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Students would take classes on subjects such as the New Testament, advanced geometry, and rhetoric, and earn a liberal-arts degree in Catholic studies.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Two pots of the same volume but different geometry, filled with the same mix, the taller and narrower pot will drain more than will a shorter, wider pot.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
The iconic flacon features a signature dip designed to evoke a woman’s decollete neckline, while its clean silhouette draws inspiration from the geometry of Roman columns.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Students would take classes on subjects such as the New Testament, advanced geometry, and rhetoric, and earn a liberal-arts degree in Catholic studies.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Two pots of the same volume but different geometry, filled with the same mix, the taller and narrower pot will drain more than will a shorter, wider pot.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geometry
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While these tools remain limited, they have been explored deeply over the past few decades — not just for the sake of ultrafinitism, but because sorting out the shape of things is important for developing a finite physics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Keys sink into tunes by RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Jessie Mae Hemphill, with second guitarist Kenny Brown and multi-instrumentalist Jimbo Mathus adding depth and shape.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Friendly and open but naturally quiet, the game is her ultimate form of expression.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The desire to be original and authentic, and to use the creative process as a form of discovery and self-expression, largely replaced overt concerns with God.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geometry. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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