descriptive geometry

de·scrip·tive ge·om·e·try

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-skrip-tiv jee-om-i-tree]
- /dɪˈskrɪp tɪv dʒiˈɒm ɪ tri/
- /dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv dʒiˈɒm.ə.tri/

Definitions of descriptive geometry words

noun descriptive geometry the study of the projection of three-dimensional figures onto a plane surface 3
noun descriptive geometry the system of geometry that uses plane projections and perspective drawings of solid figures, usually in order to describe and analyze their properties for engineering and manufacturing purposes 3
noun descriptive geometry the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that its projective as well as its metrical properties can be deduced from them. 1
noun descriptive geometry geometry in general, treated by means of projections. 1
noun descriptive geometry A graphical protocol which creates three-dimensional virtual space on a two-dimensional plane. 0

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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