
Meaning of GEOGRAPHIC
| Pronunciation: | | j`eeugr'afik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles"
- [adj] of or relating to the science of geography
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| | Synonyms: | | geographical, geographical, true(a) |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ge`o*graph"ic\, Geographical \Ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a.
[L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]ographique.]
Of or pertaining to geography.
{Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}.
{Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle included
between a line perpendicular or normal to the level
surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of
the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric
latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's
figure and a true sphere.
{Geographical mile}. See under {Mile}.
{Geographical variation}, any variation of a species which is
dependent on climate or other geographical conditions.
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| | Related Terms: | | areal, cartographic, chorographic, geodesic, geodetic, geographical, geological, geophysical, locational, navigational, physiographic, positional, regional, sectional, situal, situational, territorial, topographic, zonal |
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