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solid geometry

solid geometry

5.5
Part of math about shapes that have length, width, and height like cubes, spheres, and pyramids
  • noun
  • /ˈsɒlɪd ˈdʒiːəʊmɛtri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : geometría sólida
  • In her solid geometry class, she learned how to calculate the volume of a cylinder and the surface area of a sphere.

Examples

  • It starts with solid geometry, lines and planes in space, cylinders and cones, spheres.

  • Books XI-XIII: Solid Geometry

    Blog text (7)

  • In addition, the system stores part history data and solid geometry in its database.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Descriptions of solid geometry in a database contain topology data relating to features throughout the model.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Unfortunately, the complexity of solid models and the features built on them inhibit the adoption of a universally accepted means of transferring solid geometry and design data.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Our lines ran for miles, and they connected everything earthly in a neat web of intersections, lines that ran absolutely straight and, at the same time, through the miracle of solid geometry, accommodated the curvature of the earth.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The constructive solid geometry (CSG) approach defines solids by combining primitives with Boolean and related operations.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The study of solid geometry helps students understand three-dimensional shapes like cubes and spheres.

  • Understanding solid geometry is essential for architects, as they need to visualize three-dimensional structures.

Surface Forms

solid geometry singular
solid geometries plural

Morphology

solid + geometry

The meaning 'branch of geometry that deals with three-dimensional figures' is directly compositional from 'solid' (a three-dimensional body) + 'geometry' (study of shapes). This modifier+noun pattern is regular and conceptually transparent — cross-linguistically similar terms exist — so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Solid geometry gets its name from solid, meaning objects you can hold, and geometry, the study of shapes. It refers to the part of math that studies 'three-dimensional' figures like cubes and spheres, so it is about the volume and surface of real solid objects.