elliptic geometry

Definitions of elliptic geometry
  1. noun
    (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle
    “Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry”
    synonyms: Riemannian geometry
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    type of:
    non-Euclidean geometry
    (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's
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