English Dictionary: geographic | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Geographic \Ge`o*graph"ic\, Geographical \Ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]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. |