| geomorphology |
the study of the origin, development, and configuration of topographic forms. |
| geophagy |
the practice of eating earthy matter such as clay or chalk, as during a famine or as a symptom of mental illness. |
| geophone |
a sensitive electronic receiver designed to detect seismic vibrations. |
| geophysics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of physics that deals with matters relevant to geology and includes oceanography, meteorology, seismology, and the like. |
| geopolitics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of the political and economic relationships among nations. |
| George Bernard Shaw |
an Irish-born British playwright and critic (b.1856--d.1950). |
| George Foreman |
U.S. heavyweight boxer who twice won the World Heavyweight Championship (b. 1949). |
| George Herman Ruth |
see "Babe Ruth." |
| George Orwell |
an English author; Eric Blair (b.1903--d.1950). |
| Georgetown |
the capital of Guyana. |
| georgette |
a sheer fabric of silk or rayon crepe with a dull, slightly crinkled surface. |
| George Washington |
the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the U.S. War of Independence and the first President of the United States (1789-1797). During his presidency, Washington focused on bringing a spirit of unity to the newly formed nation, creating a new capital, and expanding U.S. territory westward (b.1732--d.1799). |
| 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. |