GEOCENTRIC, -AL, j[=e]-o-sen'trik, -al, _adj._ having the earth for its
centre: (_astron._) as seen or measured from the earth.--_adv._
GEOCEN'TRICALLY.--_n._ GEOCEN'TRICISM. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _kentron_,
a centre.]
GEOCYCLIC, j[=e]-[=o]-sik'lik, _adj._ pertaining to the revolutions of the
earth.
GEODE, j[=e]'[=o]d, _n._ (_min._) a rounded nodule of stone with a hollow
interior.--_adj._ GEODIF'EROUS, bearing or producing geodes. [Fr.,--Gr.
_ge[=o]d[=e]s_, earth-like, earthen--_g[=e]_, earth, _eidos_, form.]
GEODESY, je-od'e-si, _n._ a science whose object is to measure the earth
and its parts on a large scale.--_ns._ GEOD[=E]'SIAN, GEOD'ESIST, one
skilled in geodesy.--_adjs._ GEODES'IC, -AL, GEODET'IC, -AL, pertaining to
or determined by geodesy. [Fr. _géodésie_--Gr. _ge[=o]daisia_--_g[=e]_, the
earth, _daiein_, to divide.]
GEOGNOSY, je-og'no-si, _n._ the study of the materials of the earth's
substance, now frequently called _Petrography_--also GEOGN[=O]'SIS.--_n._
G[=E]'OGNOST.--_adjs._ GEOGNOST'IC, -AL.--_adv._ GEOGNOST'ICALLY. [Fr.
_géognosie_--Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _gn[=o]sis_, knowledge.]
GEOGONY, je-og'o-ni, _n._ the doctrine of the production or formation of
the earth--also GEOG'ENY.--_adj._ GEOGON'IC. [Gr., _g[=e]_, the earth,
_gon[=e]_, generation.]
GEOGRAPHY, je-og'ra-fi, _n._ the science which describes the surface of the
earth and its inhabitants: a book containing a description of the
earth.--_n._ GEOG'RAPHER.--_adjs._ GEOGRAPH'IC, -AL, relating to
geography.--_adv._ GEOGRAPH'ICALLY.--GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION (see
DISTRIBUTION).--DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY, that part of geography which
consists in a statement of facts; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, that part of
geography which investigates the changes which have occurred in the
governmental control of territory; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (see PHYSICAL);
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, geography that gives an account of the different
communities of mankind. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _ge[=o]graphia_--_g[=e]_, the
earth, _graph[=e]_, a description--_graphein_, to write.]
GEOLATRY, j[=e]-ol'a-tri, _n._ earth-worship. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth,
_latreia_, worship.]
GEOLOGY, je-ol'o-ji, _n._ the science relating to the history and
development of the earth's crust, together with the several floras and
faunas which have successively clothed and peopled its surface.--_ns._
GEOLO'GIAN, GEOL'OGIST.--_adjs._ GEOLOG'IC, -AL, pertaining to
geology.--_adv._ GEOLOG'ICALLY.--_v.i._ GEOL'OGISE.--DYNAMICAL GEOLOGY, the
study of natural operations based on the belief that the effects of
Nature's agents in the present will further interpret the records of such
actions in the past; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, that geology which treats of the
mode in which rocks are built up in the earth's crust. [Fr. _géologie_--Gr.
_g[=e]_, the earth, _logia_, a discourse.]
GEOMANCY, j[=e]'o-man-si, _n._ divination by figures or lines drawn on the
earth.--_n._ G[=E]'OMANCER.--_adj._ GE'OMANTIC, pertaining to geomancy.
[Fr. _géomancie_--Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _manteia_, divination.]
GEOMETRY, je-om'e-tri, _n._ that branch of mathematics which treats of
magnitude and its relations: a text-book of geometry.--_ns._ GEOM'ETER,
GEOMETRI'CIAN, one skilled in geometry.--_adjs._ GEOMET'RIC, -AL.--_adv._
GEOMET'RICALLY.--_v.i._ GEOM'ETRISE, to study geometry.--_n._ GEOM'ETRIST.
[Fr. _géométrie_--L., Gr. _geometria_--_g[=e]_, the earth, _metron_, a
measure.]
GEOMYS, j[=e]'[=o]-mis, _n._ the typical genus of _Geomyidæ_, the pouched
rats or pocket-gophers. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _mys_, mouse.]
GEONOMY, j[=e]-on'o-mi, _n._ the science of the physical laws relating to
the earth.--_adj._ GEONOM'IC. [Gr. _g[=e]_, earth, _nomos_, law.]
GEOPHAGY, j[=e]-of'a-ji, _n._ the act or practice of eating earth--also
GEOPH'AGISM.--_n._ GEOPH'AGIST.--_adj._ GEOPH'AGOUS. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the
earth, _phagein_, to eat.]
GEOPONIC, -AL, j[=e]-o-pon'ik, -al, _adj._ pertaining to tilling the earth
or to agriculture.--_n.pl._ GEOPON'ICS, the science of agriculture. [Fr.
_géoponique_--Gr. _ge[=o]ponikos_--_g[=e]_, the earth, _ponos_, labour.]
GEORAMA, j[=e]-o-rä'ma, _n._ an apparatus for exhibiting the seas, lakes,
rivers, and mountains on the earth's surface. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth,
_horama_, a view--_horaein_, to see.]
GEORDIE, j[=o]r'di, _n._ a guinea, from the figure of St _George_ upon the
back: a safety-lamp for miners invented by _George_ Stephenson: a
coal-pitman, a collier-boat.
GEORGE, jorj, _n._ a jewelled figure of St _George_ slaying the dragon,
worn by Knights of the Garter.
GEORGIAN, jorj'i-an, _adj._ relating to the reigns of the four _Georges_,
kings of Great Britain: belonging to _Georgia_ in the Caucasus, its people,
language, &c.: pertaining to the American State of _Georgia_.--Also _n._
GEORGIC, jorj'ik, _adj._ relating to agriculture or rustic affairs.--_n._ a
poem on husbandry. [L. _georgicus_--Gr. _ge[=o]rgikos_--_ge[=o]rgia_,
agriculture--_g[=e]_, the earth, _ergon_, a work.]
GEOSCOPY, j[=e]-os'k[=o]-pi, _n._ knowledge of the earth or its soil gained
from observation. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _skopein_, to view.]
GEOSELENIC, j[=e]-o-se-len'ik, _adj._ relating to the earth and the moon in
their mutual relations. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _sel[=e]n[=e]_, the moon.]
GEOSTATIC, j[=e]-o-stat'ik, _adj._ capable of sustaining the pressure of
earth from all sides.--_n.pl._ GEOSTAT'ICS, the statics of rigid bodies.
[Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _statikos_, causing to stand.]
GEOTECTONIC, j[=e]-o-tek-ton'ik, _adj._ relating to the structure of the
earth. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _tekt[=o]n_, a builder.]
GEOTHERMIC, j[=e]-o-ther'mik, _adj._ pertaining to the internal heat of the
earth.--_n._ GEOTHERMOM'ETER, an instrument for measuring subterranean
temperatures. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _thermos_, heat.]
GEOTROPISM, j[=e]-ot'ro-pizm, _n._ (_bot._) tendency to growth
downward.--_adj._ GEOTROP'IC. [Gr. _g[=e]_, the earth, _tropos_, a
turning.]
GERAH, g[=e]'ra, _n._ (_B._) the smallest Hebrew weight and coin, 1/20th of
a shekel, worth about 1½d. [Heb. _g[=e]r[=a]h_.]
GERANIUM, je-r[=a]'ni-um, _n._ a genus of plants with seed-vessels like a
crane's bill. [L.,--Gr. _geranion_--_geranos_, a crane.]
GERATOLOGY, jer-at-ol'o-ji, _n._ the science of the phenomena of decadence.
[Gr. _g[=e]ras_, old age, _logia_, discourse.]
GERBE, jerb, _n._ something resembling a sheaf of wheat: a kind of
firework. [Fr.]