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greek geometria means the measurement of earth or land
from ge "earth, land" and metria "to measure."
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Why is a 5 sided shape called a pentagon?
A 5 sided shape is called a pentagon because Geometry was studied (and practically invented) by the Greeks. The word pentagon is made up of two Greek words: πέντε γωνία which are: πέντε (or pente) the Greek for 5 γωνία (or gonia) the Greek for Corner or Angle. Thus the word "Pentagon" literally means "five angles", so a pentagon is a shape with five angles. Having five angles it also has five sides. All two dimensional shapes are called polygons; this too comes from two Greek words: πολλοί (polloi) meaning Many (transliterated into English as "poly") γωνία (gonia) meaning Angle (as before). Thus a "Polygon" is literally a "many angled" shape.
What is a two dimensional object in geometry?
Two dimensional geometry is called "plane geometry" meaning that it occurs on a single surface or plane. The objects used in plane geometry are called plane figures.
What is plain geometry?
Presumably it is simply geometry. However, plane geometry is geometry which is limited to objects with up to two dimensions, that is, objects that lie in a plane - or on a flat surface.
What has two dimensions in geometry?
a plane
What are the two kinds of geometry?
euclidean Geometry where the parallel line postulate exists. and the is also eliptic geometry where the parallel line postulate does not exist.
Microscope comes from two Greek words what are them?
The word "microscope" comes from the Greek words "mikros" meaning small and "skopein" meaning to look at or examine.
Which words comes from the first two letters of the greek alphabet?
alphabet
What is the greek word for Exodus?
The word Exodus is Latin and comes almost directly from Greek. The Greek word is exodos and comes from two other Greek words: ex 'out of' and hodos'way'
Democracy comes from what two words?
Demos, greek - the people cracy.. probably also from greek - ruling
Is ice cream a Greek word?
Ice cream is two words, and neither of them comes from Greek. Ice comes from Old Norse, and cream comes from Anglo-French.
The word dinosaur comes from two greek words. What do they mean?
The word "dinosaur" comes from the Greek words "deinos," meaning "terrible" or "fearfully great," and "sauros," meaning "lizard" or "reptile."
The word hieroglyphics comes from what two Greek words?
Hiero - holyGlyphics - Writing
What term comes from Two Greek words meaning people rule?
Democracy.
Where did the name lysosome come from?
It comes from two greek words meaning breakdown body.
Is biography two latin words in one?
Actually, it's two Greek roots in one. "Bio-" comes from the Greek meaning life. "-graphy" comes from the Greek meaning "write". Therefore, a biography is something that is written about someone's life.
What animal's name comes from the two greek words meaning 'nose-horned'?
The answer would be rhinos.
The word telephone comes from two greek words?
From the words τῆλε, (tēle), "far" and φωνή, (phōnē), "voice" or "yell".
