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spherical geometries

spherical geometries is the plural of spherical geometry.

Meaning of spherical geometry

Noun

spherical geometry (usually uncountable, plural spherical geometries)

  1. (usually) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;
    • The basic concepts of Euclidean geometry of the plane are the point and the (straight) line; in spherical geometry, the corresponding concepts are the point and the great circle.
  2. (countable, usually) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.

Questions about spherical geometries

What is spherical geometries the plural of?
Spherical geometries is the plural of spherical geometry.

Words near spherical geometries in the dictionary

  1. spherical cow
  2. spherical cows
  3. spherical curve
  4. spherical curves
  5. spherical excess
  6. spherical geometries
  7. spherical geometry
  8. spherical harmonics
  9. spherical linear interpolation
  10. spherical linear interpolations
  11. spherical lune

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