"spherical geometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spherical geometries [plural]
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  1. (geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere; Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-spherical_geometry-en-noun-JaO0BJ3L Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere; Tags: countable, usually Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: spherical trigonometry, astrometry, elliptic geometry, great circle, non-Euclidean geometry, parallel postulate Translations (branch of geometry): geometria esfèrica [feminine] (Catalan), géométrie sphérique [feminine] (French), სფერული გეომეტრია (speruli geomeṭria) (Georgian), sphärische Geometrie [feminine] (German), Kugelgeometrie [feminine] (German), Geometrie auf der Kugel [feminine] (German), gömbi geometria (Hungarian), geometria sferica [feminine] (Italian), 球面幾何学 (Japanese), geometria esférica [feminine] (Portuguese), geometrie sferică (Romanian), geometría esférica [feminine] (Spanish), timbuluging sukgisan (Tagalog)
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