Geometry

jc-oin'e-tri, n. the science of measure- ment that branch of mathematics which treats of magnitude and its relations. [Fr,— L. —Gr. gedmetria—geSmfired, to measure land—gi, the earth, metres to measure Geopomc, je-o-pon'ik, Geoponical, jS-o-pon'ik-al, ad/ pertaining to tilling the earth or to agriculture (Fr. geofiomque—Gr gedponikos—ge the earth, pottos, labour penonmi to labour Georama, je-o-ra'ma 01 je-o-ra'ma, «. a spherical chamber with a general view of tlie earth on its inner surface. [G> ge, tiie earth, liorania a view -ho rad to see Georgian, jor/i-an, adj. relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Greit Britain. Georgic, jorj'ik, Georgical, jorj ik-al, adj. relating to agriLiiltuie or mslic affairs. [L gcorgicus, Gr georgikot—gedtgia, agriculture— the eaith, ind et s on, a wmk Georgia, jorj'ik, u a poem on husbandry. Gerah, ge'ra, n (/> the smallest Hebrew weight and coin, of a shekel, and worth about Jd. [Hcb get ah, a bean Geranium, jt-ia'm-um, u. a genus of plants with seed-ve els hkr a crane's bill. [L. —Gr geranion- -geratios, a ciane Gerfalcon, jtr'faw-kn, u Same as Gyrfalcon. Germ, jcrin, u. rudimentary form of a living thing, whether a plant or animal (lot the seed-bud of a plant a shout tliat from which anj thing springs, the origin a first principle. [Fr ger me L get men, a bud German, jer'mnn, Germane, jer-man', adj. of the fust degree, as Cousins-german closely allied Fi — L. germanut, prob. for germin-anus— get men, hud, origin.] German, jcr'man, n a native of Germany the — German language —pi Ger'mans adj. of or from Germany [J,. Gutnani, variously given as meaning the shouters,’ from Cell, gaitm, a loud cr> neighbours,’ e. to the Gauls, from the Celtic; and ‘the war-men,’ from Ger. ivehr — Fi gtut re, war.]