Euclidean geometry

noun

The familiar geometry of the real world, based on the parallel postulate.

Similar
elementary geometryparabolic geometry

Meanings

nounEuclidean geometry (countable and uncountable, plural Euclidean geometries)

plural Euclidean geometries

  1. countableuncountablegeometryThe familiar geometry of the real world, based on the parallel postulate.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms

Similar
elementary geometryparabolic geometry
Broader

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Translations

Arabic هَنْدَسَة إِقْلِيدِيَّة
  • هَنْدَسَة إِقْلِيدِيَّة (handasa ʔiqlīdiyya)mathematical system
Bengali ইউক্লিডীয় জ্যামিতি
  • ইউক্লিডীয় জ্যামিতি (iukliḍiẏo jêmiti)mathematical system
Bulgarian евкли́дова геометри́я
  • евкли́дова геометри́я (evklídova geometríja)mathematical system
Catalan geometria euclidiana
  • geometria euclidianamathematical system
Chinese Mandarin 歐幾里德幾何 /欧几里德几何
  • 歐幾里德幾何 /欧几里德几何 (Ōujǐlǐdé jǐhé)mathematical system
Czech euklidovská geometrie
  • euklidovská geometriemathematical system
Danish euklidisk geometri
  • euklidisk geometrimathematical system
Dutch euclidische meetkunde
  • euclidische meetkundemathematical system
Estonian eukleidese geomeetria
  • eukleidese geomeetriamathematical system
Finnish euklidinen geometria
  • euklidinen geometriamathematical system
French géométrie euclidienne
  • géométrie euclidiennemathematical system
German euklidische Geometrie
  • euklidische Geometriemathematical system
Greek ευκλείδεια γεωμετρία
  • ευκλείδεια γεωμετρία (efkleídeia geometría)mathematical system
Hebrew גאומטריה אוקלידית
  • גאומטריה אוקלידית (geometría evklidít)mathematical system
Hungarian euklideszi geometria
  • euklideszi geometriamathematical system
Icelandic evklíðsk rúmfræði
  • evklíðsk rúmfræðimathematical system
Italian geometria euclidea
  • geometria euclideamathematical system
Japanese ユークリッド幾何学
  • ユークリッド幾何学 (yūkuriddo kikagaku)mathematical system
Korean 유클리드 기하학
  • 유클리드 기하학 (yukeullideu gihahak)mathematical system
Persian هندسه اقلیدسی
  • هندسه اقلیدسی (hendese oqlidsi)mathematical system
Polish geometria euklidesowa
  • geometria euklidesowamathematical system
Portuguese geometria euclidiana
  • geometria euclidianamathematical system
Romanian geometrie euclidiană
  • geometrie euclidianămathematical system
Russian евкли́дова геометри́я
  • евкли́дова геометри́я (jevklídova geometríja)mathematical system
Spanish geometría euclidiana
  • geometría euclidianamathematical system
Swedish euklidisk geometri
  • euklidisk geometrimathematical system
Turkish öklid geometrisi
  • öklid geometrisimathematical system
Cite this entry
APA

Euclidean geometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euclidean%20geometry

MLA

“Euclidean geometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euclidean%20geometry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Euclidean geometry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euclidean%20geometry.

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