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ge·o·met·ric
 geometric
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- pronunciation:
- ji
me
trihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having to do with geometry.
A square is one geometric shape; a triangle is another. |
| definition 2: |
made up of lines or shapes like those of geometry.
The quilt, with its pattern of squares and circles, has a geometric design. |
| related words: |
angular, mathematical |
adverb + (adj.)geometric
brightly, carefully
(adj.)geometric
+ noun
angle,
antibody,
arrangement,
block,
border,
braid,
calculation,
canvas,
characteristic,
circle,
cloth,
component,
composition,
concentration,
concept,
construction,
curve,
decoration,
description,
design,
dimension,
drawing,
edge,
expansion,
fabric,
figure,
flow,
form,
frequency,
function,
grid,
haircut,
landscape,
mean,
model,
modeling,
object,
ornament,
pattern,
patterning,
precision,
print,
proof,
property,
proportion,
puzzle,
pyramid,
quantity,
quotient,
ratio,
regularity,
representation,
scale,
scheme,
sculpture,
sequence,
shape,
silver,
simplicity,
solid,
structure,
style,
symbol,
symmetry,
tattoo
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| derivations: |
geometrical (adj.), geometrically (adv.) |
The word geometric
contains the following part:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
aerobic, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, fantastic, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, physical, physics, sonic, sympathetic
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