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geo

earth; land

Related forms: geo · 46 words in this dictionary

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46 words

the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth, especially as recorded in rocks.

geo+logy

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, and solids.

geo+metry

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The scientific study of the earth's surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc.

geo+graphy

Shared component: geo · earth; land

a mathematician who specializes in geometry.

geo+metr+ician

Shared component: geo · earth; land

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

geo+(h)ode

Shared component: geo · earth; land

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

geo+des+ic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to geodesy, the branch of mathematics concerned with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it.

geo+detic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the scientific study of the structure, substances, and history of the earth, or of the rocks and physical processes that form it.

geo+logic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

A scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth, as well as the processes and history that have shaped it.

geo+logist

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to geometry, or using the principles of geometry.

geo+metr+ic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.

geo+centric

Shared component: geo · earth; land

A scientist who studies the chemistry of the earth, especially the chemical composition of rocks and minerals and the movement of chemical elements through geological processes.

geo+chemist

Shared component: geo · earth; land

a person who studies geography or is an expert in it.

geo+graph+er

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, or to the study of these features.

geo+graph+ic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

relating to the scientific study of the structure, substance, and history of the earth or another planet.

geo+log+ical

Shared component: geo · earth; land

A branch of mathematics dealing with the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.

geo+metr+ics

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the form of the landscape or other natural features of the earth's surface.

geo+morph+ic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The scientific study of the physical properties and processes of the earth.

geo+physics

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The sciences (such as geology, geophysics, and geochemistry) dealing with the earth, its structure, and its history.

geo+science

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth.

geo+therm+al

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the chemistry of the earth, its rocks, and other geological materials.

geo+chemical

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the economic aspects of geography or the influence of geography on economics.

geo+economic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the magnetic properties of the earth.

geo+magnet+ic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to or according to the principles of geometry.

geo+metr+ical

Shared component: geo · earth; land

relating to the physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, seismology, and volcanology.

geo+physic+al

Shared component: geo · earth; land

the study of the way a country's geography, population, and natural resources affect its politics and its relations with other countries

geo+politics

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals.

bio+geo+graphy

Shared component: geo · earth; land

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

geo+chemistry

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The study of how economic factors and policies interact with and influence international relations and national power.

geo+economics

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the physical features of an area or region.

geo+graph+ical

Shared component: geo · earth; land

In a way that relates to geology or the geological features of an area.

geo+log+ically

Shared component: geo · earth; land

A scientist who studies the physics of the earth, including its atmosphere, oceans, and interior.

geo+physic+ist

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the influence of geography and economics on the politics and relations between nations.

geo+polit+ical

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the strategy required to secure the global or regional interests of a state, especially involving geographical, economic, and political factors.

geo+strategic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the geographical distribution of plants and animals.

bio+geo+graphic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

in a way that relates to or uses the principles and methods of geometry

geo+metr+ically

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The scientific study of the origin and development of landforms and landscapes on Earth and other planets.

geo+morph+ology

Shared component: geo · earth; land

(of an artificial satellite) moving in such an orbit that it appears to be stationary above a fixed point on the earth's surface.

geo+station+ary

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the study of water in the earth's crust, especially groundwater.

hydro+geo+logic

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process, especially of the Earth's climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming.

geo+engineering

Shared component: geo · earth; land

In a way that relates to geography or the physical features of an area.

geo+graph+ically

Shared component: geo · earth; land

(of an orbit) having a period equal to the period of rotation of the earth, so that a satellite remains fixed over the same geographical point.

geo+syn+chronous

Shared component: geo · earth; land

The scientific study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment and the cycles of matter and energy.

bio+geo+chemistry

Shared component: geo · earth; land

relating to the study of the geographical distribution of living organisms.

bio+geo+graphical

Shared component: geo · earth; land

A scientist who studies the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its geological structures.

geo+morph+ologist

Shared component: geo · earth; land

Relating to the scientific study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its geological structures.

geo+morpho+logical

Shared component: geo · earth; land