gas giant
         n 1: any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much
               larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
               [syn: {Jovian planet}, {gas giant}]

English Dictionary: gegen die Etikette	by the DICT Development Group
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gas meter n a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe Synonym(s): gas meter, gasometer
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gasconade n an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" Synonym(s): brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade v show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
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gasometer n a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe Synonym(s): gas meter, gasometer a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel Synonym(s): gas holder, gasometer
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Gaussian distribution n a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance Synonym(s): normal distribution, Gaussian distribution
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gaussmeter n a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields [syn: magnetometer, gaussmeter]
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Gekkonidae n geckos Synonym(s): Gekkonidae, family Gekkonidae
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geocentric adj having the earth as the center Antonym(s): heliocentric
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geocentric parallax n the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates Synonym(s): geocentric parallax, diurnal parallax
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Giacometti n Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966) Synonym(s): Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti
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Giacomo della Chiesa n pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war during World War I (1854-1922) Synonym(s): Benedict XV, Giacomo della Chiesa
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gigantic adj so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation" Synonym(s): gigantic, mammoth
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gigantism n excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland Synonym(s): giantism, gigantism, overgrowth excessive largeness of stature Synonym(s): gigantism, giantism
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Gog and Magog n biblical names of the enemies of God's people who wage war against God at the end of the world; "in the Book of Ezekiel Gog is a ruler from the land of Magog but in the Book of Revelation Gog and Magog are nations under the rule of Satan"
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goosander n common merganser of Europe and North America [syn: goosander, Mergus merganser]
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Gosainthan n a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
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guaiacum wood n heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes Synonym(s): guaiac wood, guaiacum wood
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,             hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum},             a large tree related to the orange.          {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in             fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.          {Elephant beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any very large beetle of the             genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family             {Scarab[91]id[91]}. They inhabit West Africa.          {Elephant fish} (Zo[94]l.), a chim[91]roid fish             ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like             projection of the snout.          {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.                      {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 26[frac34] [times]             40 inches. See Note under {Paper}.          {Elephant seal} (Zo[94]l.), an African jumping shrew             ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a             proboscis.          {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of             the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.          {Elephant's foot} (Bot.)             (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}),                   which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of                   bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also                   {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible,                   whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}.             (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds.                            {Elephant's tusk} (Zo[94]l.), the tooth shell. See             {Dentalium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Green \Green\ (gren), n.       1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar             spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.          2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with             verdant herbage; as, the village green.                         O'er the smooth enameled green.         --Milton.          3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;             wreaths; -- usually in the plural.                         In that soft season when descending showers Call                      forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.                                                                               --Pope.          4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,             etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.          5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.          {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid             derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald             green; -- called also {Helvetia green}.          {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}.          {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling             emerald green in composition.          {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper.          {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}.          {Emerald green}. (Chem.)             (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a                   metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for                   dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a                   brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green},                   {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green},                   {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double                   chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.             (b) See {Paris green} (below).          {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the             French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially             of a basic hydrate of chromium.          {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,             obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow             luster; -- called also {light-green}.          {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}.          {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.          {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting             of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and             arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a             pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but             particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato             bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial             green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis             green}.          {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting             essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called             also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments             called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green},             {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for             gas.          {Gas fitting}.             (a) The occupation of a gas fitter.             (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas                   into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.          {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or             combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner,             consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn             metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are             adjusted.          {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as:             (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by                   heat;             (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of                   liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor;             (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for                   a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight.          {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas.          {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as             illuminating gas.          {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas             consumed in a given time, at a particular place.          {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other             materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the             manufacture of gas.          {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by             gas.          {Gas tar}, coal tar.          {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5.          {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from             the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream             of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.             --Knight.          {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for             purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal             water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac,             carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson.          {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is             discharged. --Raymond.          {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and             appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting             cities.          {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}.          {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous             hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry             distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as             a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools,             whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary             illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin             series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire             damp}.          {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in             Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for             fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from             the Coal Measures.          {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}.          {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over             glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen             and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating             power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which             is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon,             as gasoline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, n. [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an       inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for       boasting.]       A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging;       braggodocio. --Swift.
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Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.]       To boast; to brag; to bluster.
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Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.]       To boast; to brag; to bluster.
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Gasconader \Gas`con*ad"er\, n.       A great boaster; a blusterer.
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Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.]       To boast; to brag; to bluster.
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Gasometer \Gas*om"e*ter\ (? [or] ?), n. [Gas + -meter. Cf. F.       gazom[8a]tre.]       An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works,       a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other       end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall,       according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure       required.
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Gasometric \Gas`o*met"ric\ (? [or] ?), Gasometrical    \Gas`o*met"ric*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the measurement of gases; as, gasometric       analysis.
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Gasometric \Gas`o*met"ric\ (? [or] ?), Gasometrical    \Gas`o*met"ric*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the measurement of gases; as, gasometric       analysis.
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Gasometry \Gas*om"e*try\ (? [or] ?), n.       The art or practice of measuring gases; also, the science       which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic       fluids. --Coxe.
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Gazehound \Gaze"hound`\, n.       A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.       --Sir W. Scott.
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Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.       ]       Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as,       the geocentric theory of the universe.
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual       inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change       a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to       change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]       1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of             an object, as seen from two different stations, or points             of view.          2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body             (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the             earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional             point, as the earth's center or the sun.          {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric             parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place             of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual             parallax of a fixed star.          {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of             an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the             other, the head remaining unmoved.          {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a             body with reference to the earth's center. This is the             kind of parallax that is generally understood when the             term is used without qualification.          {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with             reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body             by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the             heliocentric parallax of a planet.          {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly             body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the             body by the earth's radius.          {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position             undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.             --Brande & C.          {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),             their apparent displacement when the eye changes its             position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus             of the object glass.          {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.       [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.       g[82]ocentrique.] (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.
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Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.       [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.       g[82]ocentrique.] (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.
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Longitude \Lon"gi*tude\, n. [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus       long.]       1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; --             distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude             of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense. --Sir H.             Wotton.                         The longitude of their cloaks.            --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.                         Mine [shadow] spindling into longitude immense.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. (Geog.) The arc or portion of the equator intersected             between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of             some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from             Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a             country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a             place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that             of New York is 74[deg] or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich.          3. (Astron.) The distance in degrees, reckoned from the             vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right             angles to the ecliptic passing through the heavenly body             whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of             Capella is 79[deg].          {Geocentric longitude} (Astron.), the longitude of a heavenly             body as seen from the earth.          {Heliocentric longitude}, the longitude of a heavenly body,             as seen from the sun's center.          {Longitude stars}, certain stars whose position is known, and             the data in regard to which are used in observations for             finding the longitude, as by lunar distances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.       ]       Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as,       the geocentric theory of the universe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.       [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.       g[82]ocentrique.] (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.
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Geocentrically \Ge`o*cen"tric*al*ly\, adv.       In a geocentric manner.
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Gigantean \Gi`gan*te"an\, a. [L. giganteus, fr. gigas, antis.       See {Giant}.]       Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Gigantesque \Gi`gan*tesque"\, a. [F.]       Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.                   The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque With which we                bantered little Lilia first.                  --Tennyson.
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Gigantic \Gi*gan"tic\, a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See       {Giant}.]       1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.          2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense;             tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic             wickedness. --Milton.                         When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Strom                      wind of the equinox.                           --Longfellow.
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Adjutant \Ad"ju*tant\, n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to       help. See {Aid}.]       1. A helper; an assistant.          2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the             colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment,             in the details of regimental and garrison duty.          {Adjutant general}             (a) (Mil.), the principal staff officer of an army,                   through whom the commanding general receives                   communications and issues military orders. In the U.                   S. army he is brigadier general.             (b) (Among the Jesuits), one of a select number of                   fathers, who resided with the general of the order,                   each of whom had a province or country assigned to his                   care.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of very large stork ({Ciconia             argala}), a native of India; -- called also the {gigantic             crane}, and by the native name {argala}. It is noted for             its serpent-destroying habits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,       G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,       W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[icr], Lith. gerve, Icel.       trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied             genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,             and long legs and neck.          Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The                sand-hill crane ({G. Mexicana}) and the whooping crane                ({G. Americana}) are large American species. The                Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and                cormorants.          2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,             while holding them suspended, transporting them through a             limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a             projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post             or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so             called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the             neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}.          3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side             or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over             a fire.          4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.          5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support             spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2.          {Crane fly} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of             the genus {Tipula}.          {Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}.          {Gigantic crane}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3.          {Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane}             (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead             crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus             traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a             machine shop or foundry.          {Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,             for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with             water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjutant \Ad"ju*tant\, n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to       help. See {Aid}.]       1. A helper; an assistant.          2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the             colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment,             in the details of regimental and garrison duty.          {Adjutant general}             (a) (Mil.), the principal staff officer of an army,                   through whom the commanding general receives                   communications and issues military orders. In the U.                   S. army he is brigadier general.             (b) (Among the Jesuits), one of a select number of                   fathers, who resided with the general of the order,                   each of whom had a province or country assigned to his                   care.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of very large stork ({Ciconia             argala}), a native of India; -- called also the {gigantic             crane}, and by the native name {argala}. It is noted for             its serpent-destroying habits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,       G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,       W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[icr], Lith. gerve, Icel.       trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied             genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,             and long legs and neck.          Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The                sand-hill crane ({G. Mexicana}) and the whooping crane                ({G. Americana}) are large American species. The                Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and                cormorants.          2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,             while holding them suspended, transporting them through a             limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a             projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post             or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so             called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the             neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}.          3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side             or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over             a fire.          4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.          5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support             spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2.          {Crane fly} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of             the genus {Tipula}.          {Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}.          {Gigantic crane}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3.          {Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane}             (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead             crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus             traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a             machine shop or foundry.          {Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,             for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with             water.
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Gigantical \Gi*gan"tic*al\, a.       Bulky, big. [Obs.] --Burton. -- {Gi*gan"tic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gigantical \Gi*gan"tic*al\, a.       Bulky, big. [Obs.] --Burton. -- {Gi*gan"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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Giganticide \Gi*gan"ti*cide\, n. [. gigas, -antis, giant +       caedere to kill.]       The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant. --Hallam.
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Gigantine \Gi*gan"tine\, a.       Gigantic. [Obs.] --Bullokar.
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Gigantology \Gi`gan*tol"og*y\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], giant + -logy:       cf. F. gigantologie.]       An account or description of giants.
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Gigantomachy \Gi`gan*tom"a*chy\, n. [L. gigantomachia, fr. Gr.       [?]; [?], [?], giant + [?] battle: cf. F. gigantomachie.]       A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants       against heaven.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word       formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe       and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver},       {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See       {Merganser}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gasconade, MO (city, FIPS 26578)       Location: 38.66936 N, 91.56029 W       Population (1990): 253 (160 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gasconade County, MO (county, FIPS 73)       Location: 38.44227 N, 91.50645 W       Population (1990): 14006 (7158 housing units)       Area: 1345.5 sq km (land), 13.1 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Gaussian distribution          {normal distribution}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Gizonite       a name given to Hashem, an inhabitant of Gizoh, a place       somewhere in the mountains of Judah (1 Chr. 11:34; 2 Sam. 23:32,       34).