<B>geographical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with geography <BR> <I>Ex. The challenge of geographical exploration has undergone several changes as human activities have gradually spread from hospitable and accessible to more remote regions (E. F. Roots).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with or characteristic of a particular place or region. adv. <B>geographically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="geographicalcoordinate">
<B>geographical coordinate,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> either of two intersecting lines of latitude and longitude determining any geographical position on the surface of the earth. </DL>
<A NAME="geographicalmedicine">
<B>geographical medicine,</B> =geomedicine.</DL>
<A NAME="geographicalmile">
<B>geographical mile,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of length equivalent to 1 minute of longitude on the equator, 6076.11549 feet; nautical mile. </DL>
<A NAME="geographicaxis">
<B>geographic axis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the axis upon which the earth rotates, extending between the geographic poles. </DL>
<A NAME="geographicpole">
<B>geographic pole,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of the hypothetical points in the Arctic or Antarctic where the earth's rotational axis meets the surface. The North Pole and South Pole are the geographic poles. </DL>
<A NAME="geographicposition">
<B>geographic position,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the position of a given celestial body in relation to the earth. </DL>
<A NAME="geography">
<B>geography, </B>noun, pl. <B>-phies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products. (Abbr:) geog. <DD><B> 2. </B>the surface features of a place or region. <BR> <I>Ex. the geography of New England.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a book about geography. </DL>
<A NAME="geohydrologist">
<B>geohydrologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies geohydrology. </DL>
<A NAME="geohydrology">
<B>geohydrology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science that deals with water formed or running underground. </DL>
<A NAME="geohygiene">
<B>geohygiene, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> hygiene of the people of the entire earth <BR> <I>Ex. The problem of geohygiene ... is highly complex and closely tied to economic and social problems. This problem can therefore not be solved on a national and especially not on a local basis (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="geoid">
<B>geoid, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an imaginary surface produced by extending the mean sea level of the earth over the oceans and under the continents <BR> <I>Ex. The geoid exists in the geodesist's imagination as a globe which bears only a partial resemblance to the earth as we know it (Life).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the geometrical figure formed by this surface. </DL>
<A NAME="geoidal">
<B>geoidal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a geoid. </DL>
<B>geological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with geology. <BR> <I>Ex. There is ample evidence in the geological record that major changes have occurred in the climate of at least some parts of the world (W. G. Chaloner).</I> adv. <B>geologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="geological">
<B>geological</B> or <B>geologic age,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a period in the history of the earth, earlier than the postglacial, or recent, that can be dated only by geological methods. </DL>
<A NAME="geologicalengineering">
<B>geological engineering,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a branch of engineering that studies rocks, soils, and other components of the earth as building materials or as they affect construction. </DL>
<A NAME="geologicalsurvey">
<B>geological survey,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an investigation of an area to determine the distribution, composition, history, and other features, of its rock formations and mineral resources. </DL>
<A NAME="geologicaltime">
<B>geological time,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the time of existence of the earth before the ages of human history, as studied by historical geology. </DL>
<A NAME="geologicbotany">
<B>geologic botany,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the study of plants that existed early in the history of the earth, now known only as fossils; phytopaleontology. </DL>
<A NAME="geologiccolumn">
<B>geologic column,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the succession of rocks, in order from oldest to youngest, that are known to exist on the earth as a whole or in any given region. </DL>
<A NAME="geologicmap">
<B>geologic map,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a map that shows by various signs, colors, and symbols the geological features of a region, including the structure, composition, and age of the materials below the surface. </DL>
<A NAME="geologist">
<B>geologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who knows much about geology. <BR> <I>Ex. the geologist of an exploring expedition, a state geologist.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="geologize">
<B>geologize, </B>verb, <B>-gized,</B> <B>-gizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to make geological investigations. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to study geologically. </DL>
<A NAME="geology">
<B>geology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the science that deals with the earth's crust, the layers of which it is composed, and their history. <DD><B> 2. </B>the features of the earth's crust in a place or region; rocks or rock formations of a particular area. <BR> <I>Ex. the geology of North America.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the study of the surface structure, composition, or formation of any heavenly body. <BR> <I>Ex. planetary geology, the geology of the moon.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a book about geology. (Abbr:) geol. </DL>
<B>geomagnetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the magnetism of the earth. adv. <B>geomagnetically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="geomagneticaxis">
<B>geomagnetic axis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the magnetic axis of the earth at an angle of 12 degrees with respect to the geographic axis. </DL>
<A NAME="geomagneticequator">
<B>geomagnetic equator,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the great circle in a plane through the geomagnetic axis <BR> <I>Ex. Cosmic radiation measured close to earth is fairly weak near the geomagnetic equator and strongest near the magnetic poles (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="geomagnetician">
<B>geomagnetician, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a specialist in geomagnetics. </DL>
<A NAME="geomagneticpole">
<B>geomagnetic pole,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the hypothetical point in the Arctic or Antarctic where the earth's magnetic axis touches the earth's surface. </DL>
<A NAME="geomagnetics">
<B>geomagnetics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science of magnetics applied to earth phenomena. </DL>
<A NAME="geomagnetism">
<B>geomagnetism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the magnetism of the earth, measurable with magnetic instruments. <DD><B> 2. </B>the science that deals with the magnetism of the earth, the effects of the earth's magnetic force, and the laws of magnetic attraction and repulsion. </DL>
<A NAME="geomancer">
<B>geomancer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who practices geomancy. </DL>
<A NAME="geomancy">
<B>geomancy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the practice of foretelling the future by means of signs connected with the earth, such as the figure made by a handful of earth thrown down at random. <DD><B> 2. </B>the practice of foretelling the future by means of lines or figures formed by a number of dots jotted down at random. </DL>
<A NAME="geomantic">
<B>geomantic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with geomancy. </DL>
<A NAME="geomantical">
<B>geomantical, </B>adjective. =geomantic.</DL>
<A NAME="geomantically">
<B>geomantically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a geomantic manner; by geomancy. </DL>
<B>geomedicine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of medicine that deals with the geographical distribution and occurrences of human disease and the influence of geographical and climatological factors on health. <BR> <I>Ex. This field of study, which deals essentially with such human adjustments, or maladjustments in the environment, is known usually as ... geomedicine or the ecology of human disease (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="geometer">
<B>geometer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=geometrician.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a geometrid moth or its larva. </DL>
<A NAME="geometric">
<B>geometric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of geometry; according to the principles of geometry. <BR> <I>Ex. geometric proof.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>consisting of straight lines, circles, triangles, and other figures; regular and symmetrical. <BR> <I>Ex. a geometric design.</I> adv. <B>geometrically.</B> </DL>
