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Meaning of GEOGRAPHIC

Pronunciation:  j`eeugr'afik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles"
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the science of geography
 
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 Synonyms: geographical, geographical, true(a)
 
 Antonyms: magnetic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 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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