GEOMETRY in a Sentence

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For GEOMETRY, below is one of 9 sentences:
Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry, he must accept certain principle or axiom.

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 Meanings and Examples of GEOMETRY
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geometry
 n.  branch of mathematics about the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces
Classic Sentence:
1  He took the exercise book containing lessons in geometry written by himself and drew up a chair with his foot.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXV
2  She put down the geometry book and eagerly broke the seal of her letter.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXV
3  "The hours are the same, and the lathe, and also the mathematics and my geometry lessons," said Princess Mary gleefully, as if her lessons in geometry were among the greatest delights of her life.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVI
4  Well, I do not mind telling you I have been at work upon this geometry of Four Dimensions for some time.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In I
5  But now you begin to see the object of my investigations into the geometry of Four Dimensions.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In I
Example Sentence:
1  This requires an ability to manipulate perspective that would challenge most college students of geometry.
2  Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry, he must accept certain principle or axiom.
3  In geometry, a quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides or edges and four vertices or corners.
4  In one of them, researcher Jonathan Mackenzie is using the ideas behind fractal geometry to synthesise sounds.