English words starting with geo

Meanings of Geo:

noun

A long, narrow, steep-sided cleft formed by erosion in coastal cliffs.

Usage examples:

From the back and sides of the geo, narrow caves lead deeper into the cliffs.

combining form

Relating to the earth.

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Geocentric

abbreviation

George.

Meanings of Geobotanic:

adjective

Geobotanical.

Meanings of Geobotany:

noun

Another term for phytogeography.

Meanings of Geocarpic:

adjective

(of a fruit) maturing underground; (of a plant) bearing fruit of this kind, like the peanut, arachis hypogaea.

Meanings of Geocentricism:

noun

Geocentrism.

Meanings of Geochemist:

noun

An expert in or student of the branch of science concerning the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals.

Usage examples:

Oil companies hire geochemists to figure out where to drill for oil

Meanings of Geochemistry:

noun

The study of the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals.

Usage examples:

The petrology and geochemistry of these volcanic rocks show that they form an essentially bimodal a…

Meanings of Geochemists:

noun

An expert in or student of the branch of science concerning the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals.

Usage examples:

Oil companies hire geochemists to figure out where to drill for oil

Meanings of Geochronology:

noun

The branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events.

Usage examples:

Large-scale tectonic reconstructions depend on linked and reliable geochronology and palaeomagnetic…

Meanings of Geodes:

noun

A small cavity in rock lined with crystals or other mineral matter.

Usage examples:

Colorless quartz crystals lining geodes have also been found at approximately 300 feet below the tr…

Meanings of Geodesic:

adjective

Relating to or denoting the shortest possible line between two points on a sphere or other curved surface.

Usage examples:

A formula for the line integral of the geodesic curvature along a closed curve is known as the gaus…

noun

Another term for geodetic.

Meanings of Geodete:

noun

Geodesist.

Meanings of Geodetic:

adjective

Relating to geodesy, especially as applied to land surveying.

Usage examples:

In the past three decades he has done extensive geodetic surveying in india and tibet and completed…

Meanings of Geodiferous:

adjective

Containing or yielding geodes.

Meanings of Geoducks:

noun

A giant mud-burrowing bivalve mollusc occurring on the west coast of north america, where it is collected for food. its shell valves are not large enough to enclose its body and very long siphon.

Usage examples:

Common and widely available clam varieties from the pacific coast include geoducks, littlenecks, an…

Meanings of Geodynamic:

adjective

Of or relating to the forces acting within the earth; of or relating to geodynamics.

Meanings of Geodynamical:

adjective

= geodynamic .

Meanings of Geodynamics:

noun

With singular agreement. the branch of science concerned with the forces acting within the earth. also: (with plural agreement) the processes and phenomena caused by such forces.

Meanings of Geogenous:

adjective

(of a wetland) fed by groundwater or surface water, as opposed to water derived directly from precipitation.

Meanings of Geognosist:

noun

An expert in geognosy.

Meanings of Geognostic:

adjective

Of or relating to geognosy; geological.

Meanings of Geognostically:

adverb

As regards or with reference to geognosy.

Meanings of Geognosy:

noun

The description and classification of the rocks and rock formations (and, in later use, other inorganic substances) of which the earth consists; the branch of natural science (or later of geology) dealing with this. now chiefly historical.

Meanings of Geographer:

noun

An expert in the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these.

Usage examples:

The essays are the individual or collaborative work of 21 academics from a variety of disciplines, …

Meanings of Geographic:

adjective

Based on or derived from the physical features of an area.

Usage examples:

The geographical distribution of plants