The Geo means EARTH and Metry means Measurements.
'geo' . . . referring to earth 'metry' . . . measurement
short word for meter
The answer is in the word -- Geo means 'Earth', and 'metry' means 'measure'. Geometry means to measure the earth. Ancient Egyptians used a form of simple geometry. When buildings or crops needed to be plotted out, geometry was used.
to measure; the act of measuring
In geometry, a "word" typically refers to a sequence of symbols or letters that represent a geometric concept, term, or property, such as "triangle," "circle," or "angle." Words are used to describe shapes, relationships, and theorems in the field. They serve as the foundational vocabulary for communicating ideas and principles in geometric discussions and writings.
geo- earth metry-measure
'geo' . . . referring to earth 'metry' . . . measurement
geo- & -metry or -metr meaning earth an measure respectively. Latin
short word for meter
-metry means measurement, so scoliometry is measure of abnormal curvature of the spine, and telemetry is measurement (of cardiac electrical activity) from a distance.since metry ends in y (the condition of) -metry means the condition of measuring or counting something.Act of measuring
From Classical Greece, the word 'geometry' means 'measuring the Earth'. 'Geo ; Earth Metry ' measure.
most words that start with the root geo-. Like geology geo-logy : the study of the earth,the land geometry geo-metry : the(study) of the measurements of earth, of the land Gaea (Γαία) (also a goddess) : the earth, the land (present day Γή)
Goes back to early geometry - (geo = earth, metry = measurement). The ancient Egyptians are supposed to have developed Geometry to keep track of land that was flooded annually by the Nile.
micrometry
The answer is in the word -- Geo means 'Earth', and 'metry' means 'measure'. Geometry means to measure the earth. Ancient Egyptians used a form of simple geometry. When buildings or crops needed to be plotted out, geometry was used.
Alain Metry has written: 'Berner Reihe philosophischer Studien, Band 29: Speusippos: Zahl - Erkenntnis - Sein'
Faroe Metry has written: 'Invoerrechten en accijnzen in de Nederlandse Antillen'