George" no`ble (?). [So called from the image of St. George on it.] A
gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.
Geor"gi*an (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to Georgia, in Asia, or to
Georgia, one of the United States.
2. Of or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Great
Britan; as, the Georgian era.
Geor"gi*an, n. A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.
Geor"gic (-jk), n. [L. georgicum (sc. carmen), and georgica, pl., Gr.
bi`blion gewrgiko`n, and ta~ gewrgika`: cf. F. gÈorgiques, pl. See
Georgic, a.] A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry,
containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of
Virgil.
{ Geor"gic (jÙr"jk), Geor"gic*al (-j*kal), } a. [L. georgicus, Gr.
gewrgiko`s, fr. gewrgi`a tillage, agriculture: cf. F. gÈorgique. See
George.] Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.
||Geor"gi*um Si`dus (?). [NL., the star of George (III. of England).]
||(Astron.) The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W.
||Herschel.
Ge*os"co*py (?), n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + -scopy: cf. F.
gÈoscopie.] Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by
inspection. Chambers.
Ge`o*se*len"ic (?), a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + &?; moon.]
Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or
mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena.
Ge`o*stat"ic (?), a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + E. static.] (Civil Engin.)
Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.
Geostatic arch, an arch having a form adapted to sustain pressure
similar to that exerted by earth. Rankine.
Ge`o*syn*cli"nal (?), n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + E. synclinal.]
(Geol.) 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.
Ge`o*ther*mom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + E.
thermometer.] (Physics) A thermometer specially constructed for
measuring temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.
Ge*ot"ic (?) a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth.] Belonging to earth;
terrestrial. [Obs.] Bailey.
Ge`o*trop"ic (?), a. [See Geotropism.] (Biol.) Relating to, or showing,
geotropism.
Ge*ot"ro*pism (?), n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + &?; to turn.] (Biol.)
A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of
gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ.
In plants, organs which grow towards the center of the earth are said
to be positively geotropic, and those growing in the opposite direction
negatively geotropic. In animals, geotropism is supposed by some to
have an influence either direct or indirect on the plane of division of
the ovum.
||Ge*phyr"e*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a dam, a bridge.] (Zoˆl.)
||An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is imperfectly, or not
||at all, annulated externally, and is mostly without setÊ.
Ge*phyr"e*an (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Belonging to the Gephyrea. -- n. One of
the Gerphyrea.
Ge*phyr"e*oid (?), a. & n. [Gephyrea + -oid.] Gephyrean.
Ge*pound" (?), n. See Gipoun. [Obs.] Chaucer.
||Ge"rah (?), n. [Heb. g&?;rah, lit., a bean.] (Jewish Antiq.) A small
||coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.
The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents; the
gold about fifty-four cents; the weight equivalent to about thirteen
grains.
Ge*ra`ni*a"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of
pants (GeraniaceÊ) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and
many others.
{ Ge*ra"ni*ine (?), Ger"a*nine (?), } n. [See Geranium.]
1. (Med.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the Geranium
maculatum or crane's- bill.
2. (Chem.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (Geranium
maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor. [Written also
geraniin.]
Ge*ra"ni*um (j*r"n*m), n. [L., fr. Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane:
cf. F. gÈranium. See Crane, n.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus 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.