Part 4773

<h1>George noble</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>George" no`ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[So called from the image of St. <ets>George</ets> on it.]</ety> <def>A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See <er>Noble</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Georgian</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Geor"gi*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to Georgia, in Asia, or to Georgia, one of the United States.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Great Britan; <as>as, the <ex>Georgian</ex> era</as>.</def> <-- five? -->

<h1>Georgian</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Geor"gi*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.</def>

<h1>Georgic</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Geor"gic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>georgicum</ets> (sc. <ets>carmen</ets>), and <ets>georgica</ets>, pl., Gr. <?/, and <?/: cf. F. <ets>g\'82orgiques</ets>, pl. See <er>Georgic</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>Georgics</ex> of Virgil</as>.</def>

<h1>Georgic, Georgical</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw><hw>Geor"gic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Geor"gic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>georgicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ tillage, agriculture: cf. F. <ets>g\'82orgique</ets>. See <er>George</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.</def>

<h1>Georgium Sidus</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Geor"gi*um Si`dus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[NL., the star of <ets>George</ets> (III. of England).]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel.</def>

<h1>Geoscopy</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*os"co*py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the earth + <ets>-scopy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>g\'82oscopie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection.</def>

<i>Chambers.</i>

<h1>Geoselenic</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge`o*se*len"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the earth + <?/ moon.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; <as>as, <ex>geoselenic</ex> phenomena</as>.</def>

<h1>Geostatic</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge`o*stat"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, earth + E. <ets>static</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Civil Engin.)</fld> <def>Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.</def>

<cs><col>Geostatic arch</col>, <cd>an arch having a form adapted to sustain pressure similar to that exerted by earth.</cd></cs>

<i>Rankine.</i>

<h1>Geosynclinal</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge`o*syn*cli"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the earth + E. <ets>synclinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to <i>geanticlinal</i>.</def>

<h1>Geothermometer</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge`o*ther*mom"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the earth + E. <ets>thermometer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A thermometer specially constructed for measuring temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.</def>

<h1>Geotic</h1> <Xpage=622>

<hw>Ge*ot"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the earth.]</ety> <def>Belonging to earth; terrestrial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>