Geoscopy, jē-os′kō-pi, n. knowledge of the earth or its soil gained from observation. [Gr. gē, the earth, skopein, to view.]
Geoselenic, jē-o-se-len′ik, adj. relating to the earth and the moon in their mutual relations. [Gr. gē, the earth, selēnē, the moon.]
Geostatic, jē-o-stat′ik, adj. capable of sustaining the pressure of earth from all sides.—n.pl. Geostat′ics, the statics of rigid bodies. [Gr. gē, the earth, statikos, causing to stand.]
Geotectonic, jē-o-tek-ton′ik, adj. relating to the structure of the earth. [Gr. gē, the earth, tektōn, a builder.]
Geothermic, jē-o-ther′mik, adj. pertaining to the internal heat of the earth.—n. Geothermom′eter, an instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures. [Gr. gē, the earth, thermos, heat.]
Geotropism, jē-ot′ro-pizm, n. (bot.) tendency to growth downward.—adj. Geotrop′ic. [Gr. gē, the earth, tropos, a turning.]
Gerah, gē′ra, n. (B.) the smallest Hebrew weight and coin, 1⁄20th of a shekel, worth about 1½d. [Heb. gērāh.]
Geranium, je-rā′ni-um, n. a genus of plants with seed-vessels like a crane's bill. [L.,—Gr. geranion—geranos, a crane.]
Geratology, jer-at-ol′o-ji, n. the science of the phenomena of decadence. [Gr. gēras, old age, logia, discourse.]
Gerbe, jerb, n. something resembling a sheaf of wheat: a kind of firework. [Fr.]