géométrie
French
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/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: géométries
- Hyphenation: gé‧o‧mé‧trie
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Further reading
- “géométrie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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