GENYS
Ge"nys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Conys.
GEOCENTRIC; GEOCENTRICAL Ge`o*cen"tric, Ge`o*cen"tric*al, a. Etym: [Gr. géocentrique.] (Astron.) (a) Having reference to the earth as center; in relation to or seen from the earth, — usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet. (b) Having reference to the center of the earth. Geocentric latitude (of place) the angle included between the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of the equator, in distinction from geographic latitude. It is a little less than the geographic latitude.
GEOCENTRICALLY
Ge`o*cen"tric*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a geocentric manner.
GEOCHEMISTRY Ge`o*chem"is*try (je`o*kem"is*try), n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + chemistry.]
Defn: The study of the chemical composition of, and of actual or possible chemical changes in, the crust of the earth. — Ge`o*chem"ic*al (#), a. —Ge`o*chem"ist (#), n.
GEOCRONITE
Ge*oc"ro*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. geokronit.] (Min.)
Defn: A lead-gray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic luster, consisting of sulphur, antimony, and lead, with a small proportion of arsenic.
GEOCYCLIC
Ge`o*cyc"lic, a. Etym: [Gr.