geometric

Adjective

geometric (comparative more geometric, superlative most geometric)

1. Of or relating to geometry.
   • The architect used geometric techniques to design her home.
   • In Mathematicks he was greater / Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater : / For he, by Geometrick scale, / Could take the size of Pots of Ale ; / Resolve by Signs and Tangents streight, / If Bread or Butter wanted weight; / And wisely tell what hour o’th’ day / The Clock doth strike, by Algebra.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678, →OCLC...

   Synonyms:

   geometrical

2. Increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
   • Bacteria exhibit geometric increase in numbers when the environment is not limiting.
   • The men around the table were by no means dissidents, but neither can they turn their countries around on their own. Of course, the vast problems in Africa cannot be solved by African policies alone. Poverty breeds poverty by geometric progression.1990 April 21, Flora Lewis, “Tide Reaching Africa”, in The New York Times, page 23
3. Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles, and lines in a decorative object.
   • The building's profile was strikingly geometric.
   • A bold geometric roof design is planned to allow natural light to flood onto the station concourse.2022 March 23, Stefanie Foster, “Updated designs unveiled for HS2's Euston Station”, in RAIL, number 953, page 22

   Synonyms:

   geometrical