Geodetic (a.) Alt. of Geodetical
Geodetical (a.) Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic surveying; geodetic observers.
Geodetically (adv.) In a geodetic manner; according to geodesy.
Geodetics (n.) Same as Geodesy.
Geodiferous (a.) Producing geodes; containing geodes.
Geoduck (n.) A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food.
Geognosis (n.) Knowledge of the earth.
Geognost (n.) One versed in geognosy; a geologist.
Geognostic (a.) Alt. of Geognostical
Geognostical (a.) Of or pertaining to geognosy, or to a knowledge of the structure of the earth; geological.
Geognosy (n.) That part of geology which treats of the materials of the earth's structure, and its general exterior and interior constitution.
Geogonic (a.) Alt. of Geogonical
Geogonical (a.) Of or pertaining to geogony, or to the formation of the earth.
Geogony (n.) The branch of science which treats of the formation of the earth.
Geographer (n.) One versed in geography.
Geographic (a.) Alt. of Geographical
Geographical (a.) Of or pertaining to geography.
Geographically (adv.) In a geographical manner or method; according to geography.
Geographies (pl. ) of Geography
Geography (n.) The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited.
Geography (n.) A treatise on this science.
Geolatry (n.) The worship of the earth.
Geologer (n.) Alt. of Geologian
Geologian (n.) A geologist.
Geologic (a.) Alt. of Geological
Geological (a.) Of or pertaining to geology, or the science of the earth.
Geologically (adv.) In a geological manner.
Geologist (n.) One versed in the science of geology.
Geologized (imp. & p. p.) of Geologize
Geologizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Geologize
Geologize (v. i.) To study geology or make geological investigations in the field; to discourse as a geologist.
Geologies (pl. ) of Geology
Geology (n.) The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced; dynamical geology. See Chart of The Geological Series.
Geology (n.) A treatise on the science.
Geomalism (n.) The tendency of an organism to respond, during its growth, to the force of gravitation.
Geomancer (n.) One who practices, or is versed in, geomancy.
Geomancy (n.) A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper.
Geomantic (a.) Alt. of Geomantical
Geomantical (a.) Pertaining or belonging to geomancy.
Geometer (n.) One skilled in geometry; a geometrician; a mathematician.
Geometer (n.) Any species of geometrid moth; a geometrid.
Geometral (a.) Pertaining to geometry.
Geometric (a.) Alt. of Geometrical
Geometrical (a.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of, geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution of a problem.
Geometrically (adv.) According to the rules or laws of geometry.
Geometrician (n.) One skilled in geometry; a geometer; a mathematician.
Geometrid (a.) Pertaining or belonging to the Geometridae.
Geometrid (n.) One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae; -- so called because their larvae (called loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner, as if measuring. Many of the species are injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms.
Geometrized (imp. & p. p.) of Geometrize
Geometrizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Geometrize
Geometrize (v. i.) To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws; to make geometrical constructions; to proceed in accordance with the principles of geometry.
Geometries (pl. ) of Geometry
Geometry (n.) That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of the relations of space.
Geometry (n.) A treatise on this science.
Geophagism (n.) The act or habit of eating earth. See Dirt eating, under Dirt.
Geophagist (n.) One who eats earth, as dirt, clay, chalk, etc.
Geophagous (a.) Earth-eating.
Geophila (n. pl.) The division of Mollusca which includes the land snails and slugs.
Geoponic (a.) Alt. of Geoponical
Geoponical (a.) Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.
Geoponics (n.) The art or science of cultivating the earth; agriculture.
Georama (n.) A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.
Geordie (n.) A name given by miners to George Stephenson's safety lamp.
George (n.) A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter.
George (n.) A kind of brown loaf.
George noble () A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.
Georgian (a.) Of or pertaining to Georgia, in Asia, or to Georgia, one of the United States.
Georgian (a.) Of or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Great Britan; as, the Georgian era.
Georgian (n.) A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.
Georgic (a.) A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.
Georgic (a.) Alt. of Georgical
Georgical (a.) Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.
Georgium Sidus () The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel.
Geoscopy (n.) Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection.
Geoselenic (a.) Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena.
Geostatic (a.) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.
Geosynclinal (n.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal.
Geothermometer (n.) A thermometer specially constructed for measuring temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.
Geotic (a.) Belonging to earth; terrestrial.
Geotropic (a.) Relating to, or showing, geotropism.
Geotropism (n.) A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ.
Gephyrea (n. pl.) An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is imperfectly, or not at all, annulated externally, and is mostly without setae.
Gephyrean (a.) Belonging to the Gephyrea. -- n. One of the Gerphyrea.
Gephyreoid (a. & n.) Gephyrean.
Gepound (n.) See Gipoun.
Gerah (n.) A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.
Geraniaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniaceae) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.
Geraniine (n.) Alt. of Geranine
Geranine (n.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the Geranium maculatum or crane's-bill.
Geranine (n.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor.
Geranium (n.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill.
Geranium (n.) A cultivated pelargonium.
Gerant (n.) The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, etc.
Gerbe (n.) A kind of ornamental firework.
Gerbil (n.) Alt. of Gerbille
Gerbille (n.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
Gerboa (n.) The jerboa.
Gere (n.) Gear.
Gerent (a.) Bearing; carrying.
Gerfalcon (n.) See Gyrfalcon.