Georgia |
a Near Eastern country between Turkey and Russia; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. [2 definitions] |
Georgian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the period of British history from the reign of George I through that of George IV, or the style, as of architecture, of that period. [6 definitions] |
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
a German philosopher (b.1770--d.1831). |
geostatic |
of or pertaining to the pressure that surface rock exerts. [2 definitions] |
geostationary |
of or pertaining to a satellite or spacecraft that travels around the earth's equator at a speed equal to the earth's rotation so as to maintain a constant relation to points on the earth's surface. |
geotaxis |
the movement of a freely moving organism toward or against gravitational pull. |
geothermal |
of or concerning the heat produced internally by the earth. |
geothermal energy |
heat energy produced in the interior of the earth, or energy derived from earth's heat. |
geotropism |
movement or growth of a living organism in response to gravity, such as the downward growth of plant roots. |
gephyrophobia |
an abnormal fear of crossing bridges. |
ger. |
abbreviation of "gerund," in English, a form derived from a verb by the addition of the suffix "-ing" that functions as a noun. |
geranium |
any of various garden plants that have roundish divided leaves and bear showy clusters of red, pink, or white blossoms. |
gerbil |
any of a variety of small African and Asian burrowing rodents often kept as pets. |
gerfalcon |
variant of gyrfalcon. |
geriatric |
of or concerning geriatrics. [2 definitions] |
geriatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science concerned with the medical problems that tend to occur in old age. [2 definitions] |
germ |
a microscopic organism, esp. a bacterium or virus that causes illness; pathogen. [3 definitions] |
German |
of or pertaining to Germany or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
german |
having the same parents (usu. used in combination). [2 definitions] |
German Democratic Republic |
see "East Germany." |
germander |
any of various herbs of Europe and America, usu. aromatic and with spikes of reddish or purplish flowers. |