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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: georgian - germ</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="georgian"> Georgian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with the four Georges, kings of England from 1714 to 1830. <DD> 2. having to do with the style of architecture, art, or decoration during this period. Ex. One of Britain's most remarkable and characteristic contributions to European culture is her Georgian architecture (London Times). <DD> 3. of or having to do with the state of Georgia or its people. <DD> 4. of or having to do with the independent Republic of Georgia, once a part of the former Soviet Union, its people, or their language. <DD> 5. of or characteristic of the reign of George V, king of England from 1910 to 1936. <DD>noun 1. a person born or living in the state of Georgia. <DD> 2a. a person born or living in the independent Republic of Georgia, once a part of the former Soviet Union. <DD> b. the South Caucasian language of the Georgians. <DD> 3. a person, especially a writer, of the time of the first four Georges of England. </DL> <A NAME="georgianism"> Georgianism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a movement in British poetry characterized by attention to nature and pastoral life, as in the poems of Rupert Brooke, John Drinkwater, W. W. Gibson, and Harold Monro. </DL> <A NAME="georgiapine"> Georgia pine, =longleaf pine.</DL> <A NAME="georgic"> georgic, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with agriculture. <DD> 2. rustic. <DD>noun a poem on agricultural matters. </DL> <A NAME="geoscience"> geoscience, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any earth science dealing with solid earth, such as geology, geophysics, and geochemistry. </DL> <A NAME="geoscientist"> geoscientist, noun. =earth scientist.</DL> <A NAME="geosphere"> geosphere, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the solid part of the earth; lithosphere. </DL> <A NAME="geostatic"> geostatic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that can sustain the pressure of earth or the like. Ex. a geostatic arch. <DD> 2. having to do with pressure exerted by earth or the like. </DL> <A NAME="geostatics"> geostatics, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the statics of rigid bodies. </DL> <A NAME="geostationary"> geostationary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> orbiting over a fixed position above the equator and therefore at the same rate as the earth moves. Ex. The geostationary, or synchronous satellite's speed is ... approximately 6,850 miles per hour (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="geostationaryorbit"> geostationary orbit,<DL COMPACT><DD> the orbit of a synchronous satellite; an orbit in which an artificial satellite moves at the same rate as the earth does so that it can act as a fixed relay station. </DL> <A NAME="geostrategic"> geostrategic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with geostrategy. </DL> <A NAME="geostrategist"> geostrategist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in geostrategy. </DL> <A NAME="geostrategy"> geostrategy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the division of geopolitics concerned with strategy. <DD> 2. planning or management of affairs of state, especially military matters, by means of geopolitical strategy. </DL> <A NAME="geostrophic"> geostrophic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Meteorology.) of or having to do with winds which are strongly deflected by the rotation of the earth. </DL> <A NAME="geosynchronousorbit"> geosynchronous orbit, =geostationary orbit.</DL> <A NAME="geosynclinal"> geosynclinal, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with a geosyncline. <DD>noun =geosyncline. </DL> <A NAME="geosyncline"> geosyncline, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a broad, elongated, downward curve of the earth's crust. </DL> <A NAME="geotactic"> geotactic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with geotaxis. </DL> <A NAME="geotactically"> geotactically, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a geotactic manner or direction. </DL> <A NAME="geotaxis"> geotaxis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) a movement of an organism toward or away from the center of the earth; tendency to move in response to the force of gravity. </DL> <A NAME="geotectonic"> geotectonic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the structure or the arrangement of the materials composing the crust of the earth; structural. adv. geotectonically. </DL> <A NAME="geotextile"> geotextile, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very strong, impermeable synthetic fabric, used in the construction of highways, bridges, railroad tracks, and the like. Ex. Polypropylene fibers are finding a hot new market in what is called geotextiles (Business Week). </DL> <A NAME="geothermal"> geothermal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or produced by action of the internal heat of the earth. Ex. geothermal electricity. adv. geothermally. </DL> <A NAME="geothermalgradient"> geothermal gradient,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) the increase in the temperature of the earth from its surface downward to the core, estimated to be 1 degree Fahrenheit per 60 feet. </DL> <A NAME="geothermic"> geothermic, adjective. =geothermal.</DL> <A NAME="geotropic"> geotropic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) affected by geotropism; responding to gravity. adv. geotropically. </DL> <A NAME="geotropism"> geotropism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) response by various parts of plants to the action of gravity. Positive geotropism is a tendency to move down into the earth, as roots do. Negative geotropism is a tendency to move upward, as stems do. </DL> <A NAME="ger"> Ger.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. German. <DD> b. Germanic. <DD> 2. Germany. </DL> <A NAME="ger"> ger.,<DL COMPACT><DD> gerund. </DL> <A NAME="ger"> ger, noun. =yurt.</DL> <A NAME="gerah"> gerah, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an ancient Jewish weight and coin, equivalent to one twentieth of a shekel. </DL> <A NAME="geraint"> Geraint, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Arthurian Legend.) a knight of the Round Table who married Enid. </DL> <A NAME="geraniaceous"> geraniaceous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to the geranium family of plants. </DL> <A NAME="geranial"> geranial, noun. =citral.</DL> <A NAME="geraniol"> geraniol, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an alcohol used in the making of perfumes, found in oil of rose, citronella, and other essential oils. </DL> <A NAME="geranium"> geranium, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any one of a group of plants with fragrant leaves and showy clusters of flowers of scarlet, pink, or white; stork's-bill; pelargonium. It is native of South Africa and often grown in gardens and window boxes. <DD> 2. any one of several similar wild plants with pink or purple flowers; crane's-bill; heron's-bill. <DD> 3. the flower of any one of these plants. <DD> 4. a vivid red. </DL> <A NAME="geraniumfamily"> geranium family,<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of dicotyledonous herbs and shrubs, widely distributed throughout temperate and subtropical regions. The family includes the geranium, pelargonium, alfilaria, and crane's-bill. </DL> <A NAME="gerardia"> gerardia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of herbs of the figwort family found in eastern North America, having showy yellow, pink, or purple flowers. </DL> <A NAME="geratology"> geratology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study, especially of the late 1800's, of the phenomena of decadence, as of a species approaching extinction. </DL> <A NAME="gerbera"> gerbera, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of perennial herbs of the composite family, one variety being grown for its showy flowers of many colors. </DL> <A NAME="gerbil"> gerbil or gerbille, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of small rodents with short forelegs and long hind legs, native to desert regions of Africa, Asia, and eastern Europe. Gerbils are smaller than rats, are used in scientific research, and are kept as pets. </DL> <A NAME="gerent"> gerent, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a manager; ruler. </DL> <A NAME="gerentocratic"> gerentocratic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with administrators as a ruling class. </DL> <A NAME="gerenuk"> gerenuk, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a reddish-brown antelope, native to East Africa, whose unusually long neck and legs enable it to reach the foliage which it eats. </DL> <A NAME="gerfalcon"> gerfalcon, noun. =gyrfalcon.</DL> <A NAME="geriatric"> geriatric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> for or having to do with elderly people, old age, and geriatrics. </DL> <A NAME="geriatrician"> geriatrician, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in geriatrics. </DL> <A NAME="geriatrics"> geriatrics, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of medicine dealing with the study of aging, old age, and its diseases. Ex. In contrast to pediatrics which is concerned with the very young, geriatrics is the clinical application of knowledge to aging men and women toward maintaining their health and in treating their peculiar illnesses (Edward J. Stieglitz). </DL> <A NAME="geriatrist"> geriatrist, noun. =geriatrician.</DL> <A NAME="germ"> germ, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a microscopic animal, plant, or other organism, especially one that causes disease; microbe. Ex. the germ of scarlet fever. There are many kinds of germs, including bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. <DD> 2. the earliest form of a living thing; early embryo; seed, bud, or spore. <DD> 3. =germ cell; gamete. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) the beginning of anything; origin. Ex. Counting is the germ of arithmetic. <DD>adj. 1. of or caused by disease germs. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) of or having to do with very early stages of development. adj. germlike. </DL> <A HREF="german.dic">NEXT</A>