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GEOMETRICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
Example:
a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs
Synonyms:
geometric; geometrical
Classified under:
Similar:
nonrepresentational (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature)
Domain category:
beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)
Derivation:
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or determined by geometry
Synonyms:
geometric; geometrical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
Derivation:
geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)