English noun: elliptic geometry | |||
1. | elliptic geometry (cognition) (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle | ||
Samples | Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry. | ||
Synonyms | Riemannian geometry | ||
Broader (hypernym) | non-Euclidean geometry | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||