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"geologic":{
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": of, relating to, or based on geology":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The European Space Agency will send EnVision to observe Venus and reveal any connections between its atmosphere and geologic processes, as well as investigate the planet's mysterious history. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 21 June 2021",
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"The sudden appearance of flowering plants in the fossil record in the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago), with no obvious ancestral lineage from earlier geologic periods, had puzzled Darwin. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"However, there have been significant improvements in radio-isotopic dating techniques and changes in the geologic timescale, leading to new data on the timing of past events. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
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"The town, mine shafts, and other remnants of a bygone era feel like a mere blip in Nevada\u2019s long timeline next to the park\u2019s ancient geologic formations and awe-inspiring petroglyphs. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
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"Lava Butte, a cinder cone formed by a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago that is now home to a ranger observation post and offers sweeping views of the forest and a first-hand reminder of the geologic history of the region. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In an arbitration hearing last October, BFJV contested that geologic conditions in the construction zone affected its ability to keep the project on schedule. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"The new study builds on past research by showing how grains of sand were able to persist, organic compounds intact, over geologic eons. \u2014 Elizabeth Howell, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"Ever since, Curiosity has been investigating the geologic record to understand when Mars might have been most suitable to host life. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022"
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": the long period of time occupied by the earth's geologic history":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The lava flows that formed Craters of the Moon are fairly recent in geologic time , the most recent eruption just 2,000 years ago, expert believe. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
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"Yes, make them and not only synthesize them, and analyze them outside of the cell, but also genetically modify the organisms with these ancient DNA molecules, to study the evolution of these genes in tandem with the organism over geologic time . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
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"Water in the Bonneville basin over geologic time has risen and fallen repeatedly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
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"Apart from the occasional cattle ranch or sheep-herding camp, the landscape appears desolate and lonely, forgotten in the expanse of geologic time . \u2014 Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"But that\u2019s only 13,000 years, hardly the blink of an eye in geologic time . \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Arbic, a co-author on the new paper, wondered whether changing day length could have affected photosynthesis over geologic time . \u2014 Julia Rosen, Scientific American , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Paleontologists have determined the fossil could be anywhere from 295 million to 305 million years old, between the Pennsylvanian and the Permian geologic time periods. \u2014 Sherry Liang, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"Fossil fuel: Combustible fuels that formed over geologic time scales from decaying plant and animal matter. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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"geologize":{
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"definitions":{
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": to study geology or make geologic investigations":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin became the first humans to geologize on the Moon in 1969, the most detailed map of the Moon was a 1:5,000,000-scale geological map published by the USGS. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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"j\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccj\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190013",
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"type":[
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"geometry":{
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": a particular type or system of geometry":[
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"Euclidean geometry"
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": an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometric figures":[
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"the geometry of neoclassical architecture"
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": configuration":[
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"\u2026 the [bicycle] frame's geometry can be adjusted via a two-position lower shock mount which slackens the angles by another half a degree.",
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"\u2014 Liam Mercer"
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": surface shape":[
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"the geometry of the landscape",
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"The shape of the earbud is tailored to the geometry of your ear.",
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"\u2014 Noah Robischon",
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"The Ken Onion also allows you to choose the type of blade geometry for whatever implement you're sharpening \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ariel Kanter",
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"Every object naturally resonates when hit by electromagnetic waves of particular frequencies, which are determined by the object's geometry and material properties.",
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"\u2014 Ada Poon"
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},
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"examples":[
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"the geometry of Sydney's famed opera house is suggestive of some modernistic sailing ship",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The shoe\u2019s aggressive, forefoot-favoring geometry and soft, unstable midsole benefits efficient runners and leaves most wobbling behind. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
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"With a quick-climbing, ultra-efficient pedaling performance and progressive geometry to boost your confidence on descents and rough terrain. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"The steering felt great, too, with revised front geometry providing newfound crispness and precision. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
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"Gravel bikes feature gearing and geometry similar to road bikes and the wider, knobby tires of a mountain bike. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Mahdavi intentionally made the patterns a bit hazy, with colors and geometry seemingly melting into each other. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The paintings and sculptures, with their gestural strokes and sleek geometry , respectively, have the look of more straightforward modernist works. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Farmer, an Algebra II and geometry teacher, drew on her experience as a home-school parent to help her remote students, who were having a hard time because of inadequate Wi-Fi and other issues. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Chula Vista geometry teachers looking for a new approach may want to show Lloyd\u2019s football film to students. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English geometrie , from Anglo-French, from Latin geometria , from Greek ge\u014dmetria , from ge\u014dmetrein to measure the earth, from ge\u014d- ge- + metron measure \u2014 more at measure":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"j\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259-tr\u0113"
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"synonyms":[
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"cast",
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"configuration",
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"conformation",
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"fashion",
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"figure",
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"form",
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"shape"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112502",
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"type":[
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"geometric mean":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Before the fourth booster, all the seronegative participants had geometric mean titers (GMT) of omicron neutralizing antibodies at around 300. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
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"In the case of omicron, the combo shot generated neutralizing antibody levels twice as high as the current shot (when comparing geometric mean titres). \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In the study, participants had neutralizing antibodies, measured in a unit called a geometric mean titer, of 224 to 354, on day 29 after their first vaccine dose; those levels reached 288 to 488 by day 57. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 13 Jan. 2021",
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"When attempting to conglomerate all test results into a single geometric mean , Larabel found that the distribution's results were, on average, 14% faster than the slowest distributions tested (CentOS 8 and Ubuntu 18.04.3). \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2020"
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154050"
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"geodetic surveying":{
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"definitions":{
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"geometric plane":{
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"definitions":{
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": ground plane":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175736"
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"geography":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface":[],
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": the geographic features of an area":[],
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": a treatise on geography":[],
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": a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : configuration":[
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"the philosophers \u2026 have tried to construct geographies of human reason",
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"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
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": makeup sense 1":[
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"her emotional geography"
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"j\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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"chorography",
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"geomorphology",
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"landscape",
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"terrain",
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"topography"
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"examples":[
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"studying the geography of the western United States",
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"the geography of the region matches ancient descriptions of the location of the lost city",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Compared to bringing in someone new, these pilots are likely type-rated on the equipment, and experienced flying in the geography . \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The entire premise is patently absurd in one sense because the geography of Buckhead belies the name. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 21 June 2022",
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"But in reality, the trips are about building relationships and learning the political geography in the state scheduled to launch the campaign for the party's 2024 nomination. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"The multiple installations are partly divided by the geography of the gallery, but often flow into each other. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"In addition to protecting themselves, cannabis operators should work proactively with other retail businesses within the geography of their dispensaries on ORC burglaries or robberies. \u2014 Scott Thomas, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
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"The geography of empire always includes a gulf of hypocrisy between the metropolis and the provinces. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"The geography of the miscounts also points to other potential causes. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Luke Brown chose Ball State not merely for the geography , but to play for James Whitford. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin geographia , from Greek ge\u014dgraphia , from ge\u014dgraphein to describe the earth's surface, from ge\u014d- + graphein to write \u2014 more at carve":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002321"
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"definitions":{
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": a somewhat barrel-shaped venomous Indo-Pacific cone ( Conus geographus ) whose shell is mottled with brown blotches":[]
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"so called from the resemblance of the blotches to the appearance of land masses upon a map":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014858"
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"geographer":{
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"definitions":{
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": a specialist in geography":[]
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"j\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"A few years back, Dan initiated the need to have the wine region evaluated by a professional geographer and viticulturist who examined the geological formations. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"Meanwhile, at Dartmouth, a young American geographer named Don Foote is trying to finish his PhD. Don\u2019s a Hispanic kid from rural America. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The determinism of Karl Marx and the mid-20th-century French geographer Fernand Braudel, Kennedy says, was vindicated by the extent of the Allied (and particularly the American) industrial base, which made victory a foregone conclusion. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Luis Mendes, a geographer at the University of Lisbon, said the effect of Americans and foreigners in Portugal is mixed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
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"Dmitry Streletskiy, a geographer at George Washington University, explained that long before ice begins to thaw, warming decreases permafrost\u2019s ability to support structures. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
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"Jacques Mourey, a geographer at the Universit\u00e9 Savoie Mont-Blanc, has studied how rising temperatures have altered climbing conditions on the Mont Blanc mountain range over the past 40 years. \u2014 Agostino Petroni, Outside Online , 23 Oct. 2020",
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"In all, according to a fire analysis by University of Maryland geographer Louis Giglio, more than 100 fires have scorched the ranch since 2004. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Corcoran is a professional geographer in Astoria, Oregon, a misty fishing port where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023242"
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": history interpreted on the basis of geographic factors":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a governmental policy guided by geoeconomics":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u0113-k\u0259-",
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": belonging to or characteristic of a particular region":[
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"the geographic features of Ohio"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Every geographic region favored keeping Roe\u2019s protections. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"More than 60% of CEOs expect a recession in their geographic region in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a survey of 750 CEOs and other C-suite executives released Friday by the Conference Board, a business research firm. \u2014 Alex Harring, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"In 2019, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving established an initial $100,000 community fund for each of the 29 towns in the Foundation\u2019s geographic region, which includes Vernon. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
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"Plenty of factors affect one\u2019s likelihood of sticking close to family: marital status, cultural norms, and geographic region, to name a few. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
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"The data were weighted to reflect population estimates based on age-group, race, Hispanic ethnicity, educational attainment, household income, urbanicity, and geographic region of residence. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Fans can get social, artists can sell merch, and ticket sales aren\u2019t limited to any geographic region. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"No one wants their geographic region to be associated with a deadly disease. \u2014 Brad Bushman, The Conversation , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"DDoSes can be difficult to stop because they are delivered by large numbers of devices distributed in a wide geographic region. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 15 Feb. 2022"
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": a science or a theory of the formation of the earth":[]
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Unlike a traditional survey used to determine property lines or mark the route for a new road, a geodetic survey of a region accounts for the curvature of the Earth and even variations in this curvature. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian , 23 Oct. 2019",
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"My father\u2019s military experience with satellites to map a geodetic survey of the Earth\u2019s surface (initially for locating Soviet missile sites) would turn out to be useful for the moon. \u2014 David A. Taylor, Smithsonian , 9 July 2019"
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"definitions":{
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": biogeography":[]
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"\u02c8jef-r\u0113-\u0259v-\u02c8m\u00e4n-m\u0259th"
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": of or relating to dynamic forces or processes within the earth":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a small South American cat of the genus Felis ( F. geoffroyi ) that has a silver-gray or ocher coat with small black spots and that inhabits especially upland forests and scrubland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"zh\u014d\u02c8frw\u00e4z-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after \u00c9tienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire \u20201844 or his son Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire \u20201861 French zoologists":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081940"
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"geometric progression":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sequence (such as 1, \u00b9/\u2082, \u00b9/\u2084) in which the ratio of a term to its predecessor is always the same":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The breadth of its reach, the seeming geometric progression of events, along with the chaotic manner in which information is unfolding, makes it a little difficult to maintain a grasp on what\u2019s going on. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2020",
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"This kind of sequence is called a geometric progression . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Feb. 2019",
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"There is the more geometric stuff, which uses a lot of repetition (shapes and curves) and plays with optics using fairly precise geometric progressions . \u2014 Duff Mcdonald, WIRED , 20 Aug. 2019",
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"In general, grids produced from geometric progressions have few distinct products, but many distinct sums, whereas grids produced from arithmetic progressions will have the opposite property: few distinct sums, but many distinct products. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Feb. 2019",
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"His geometric progression of shapes is forever logical, kept from sterility by a masterful use of water, light and air. \u2014 R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com , 28 June 2019",
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"This contrasts with a geometric progression , in which the numbers are successively multiplied by the same amount and grow exponentially. \u2014 Eugenia Cheng, WSJ , 5 Dec. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092134"
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},
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"geodetic longitude":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": geographical longitude":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095118"
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},
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"geogonic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to geogony":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6j\u0113\u0259\u00a6g\u00e4nik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary geogony + -ic, -ical":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102027"
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},
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"geoid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the surface within or around the earth that is everywhere normal to the direction of gravity and coincides with mean sea level in the oceans":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u0113-\u02cc\u022fid"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When the geoid is above the ellipsoid, the difference is subtracted. \u2014 Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The vertical distance from a location on the Earth\u2019s surface to mean sea level, as represented by the geoid . \u2014 Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020",
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"The newest update, however, will use a new mean sea level reference point known as a geoid . \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German, from Greek geoeid\u0113s earthlike, from g\u0113":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110827"
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},
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"geodetic line":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a geodesic line on the earth":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140732"
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},
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"geohydrology":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccj\u0113-\u014d-h\u012b-\u02c8dr\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141336"
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},
|
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"geocentric":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center \u2014 compare topocentric":[],
|
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": having or relating to the earth as center \u2014 compare heliocentric":[],
|
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": taking or based on the earth as the center of perspective and valuation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccj\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8sen-trik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"the old geocentric theory that the Sun goes round the Earth",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The geocentric description of Ptolemy worked better than any other model at detailing the motions of the heavenly bodies, and no model would do better until Kepler postulated elliptical orbits in the 17th century. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"To accord with their geocentric theories, ancient astronomers theorized that the planets moved in complicated ways, sometimes enacting a sort of loop-de-loop to end up in the spots that ancient astronomers observed, reports Vice. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Unfortunately, the geocentric predictions were more accurate \u2014 with fewer and smaller observational discrepancies \u2014 than the heliocentric model. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
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"How did this geocentric picture of the Universe go largely unchallenged for well over 1,000 years",
|
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"But perhaps its relationship to reality\u2014to what\u2019s really out there\u2014is as tenuous as Ptolemy\u2019s geocentric model. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 7 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Neo- geocentric theories represent attempts to sneak a consoling religious assumption\u2014this universe is all about us\u2014back into science, and so does conservation of information. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Going further, to geocentric orbits where satellites hang high above the Earth, is even more expensive. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 11 June 2020",
|
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"Competing with Copernicus was a nearly equivalent geocentric model. \u2014 Kyle Peterson, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018"
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],
|
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"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of geology that deals with the materials of the earth and its general exterior and interior constitution":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"j\u0113\u02c8\u00e4gn\u0259s\u0113"
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state":[],
|
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": a governmental policy guided by geopolitics":[],
|
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": a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something (such as a state or particular resources)":[
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"the geopolitics of oil"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccj\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02cctiks"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Of the circumstances that culture industries are obliged to adapt to, none played a more powerful role in the first half of the twentieth century than geopolitics . \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
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"But just-in-time inventory management creates fragile supply chains \u2014 especially when those chains are stretched around a globe with increasingly rough weather and tumultuous geopolitics . \u2014 Martin Sullivan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, the island nations of the South Pacific themselves are typically more concerned about the ravages of climate change than geopolitics -- and are wary of being viewed as pawns in a great power struggle. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"But an effort by right-wing lawmakers to oust Sweden\u2019s justice minister over rising gun violence has become embroiled in geopolitics , complicating the country\u2019s application to join NATO following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Ukraine is the open wound in geopolitics , a government-funding bill is equally as open, and a SCOTUS nominee hangs out there, too. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The 2022 Winter Olympics will be remembered for geopolitics , not sports. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"As well as competing in geopolitics , the British were vying with the French for access to whatever remained of the great civilizations of antiquity. \u2014 Bruce Clark, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But geopolitics meant his stay in Korea would be a bit longer. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see geo-":""
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"definitions":{
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6j\u0113\u02cc\u00e4g\u00a6n\u00e4stik",
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"\u00a6j\u0113\u0259g-"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175356"
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},
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"geog":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"geographic ; geographical ; geography":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203604"
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},
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"geopolitician":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a specialist in geopolitics":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccj\u0113-\u014d-\u02ccp\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213306"
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},
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"geographize":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to study geography":[],
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": to study or describe the geography of : treat geographically":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"j\u0113\u02c8\u00e4gr\u0259\u02ccf\u012bz also \u00f7\u02c8j\u00e4g-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"geography + -ize":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223353"
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},
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"geographical botany":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": phytogeography":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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},
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"geomorphology":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a science that deals with the relief features of the earth or of another celestial body (such as the moon) and seeks an interpretation of them based on their origins and development":[],
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": the features dealt with in geomorphology":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccj\u0113-\u0259-m\u022fr-\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chorography",
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"geography",
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"landscape",
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"terrain",
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"topography"
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],
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"the unique character of desert geomorphology",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In that desolate, frozen, isolation, scientists perform vital astrophysics, biology, geology, glaciology, geomorphology , ice core, ocean, and climate systems research. \u2014 Lukas Harnisch, SPIN , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"After earning a doctorate in geomorphology from the University of Arizona in 1987, Merritts joined the F&M faculty. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 18 Aug. 2020",
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"Strip away these layers of vegetation and human add-ons, and Coe\u2019s maps show the river\u2019s bare-ground geomorphology : once lazy bends replaced by direct flow, old floodplains cut off by levees and dikes. \u2014 National Geographic , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"It was simply left off maps until a geomorphology professor flew from Broken Hill to Melbourne in 1967 and looked out the window. \u2014 David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian , 23 Aug. 2019",
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"The questions covered a wide swath of material, from the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution (physics), supercritical water (chemistry), dendritic drainage patterns ( geomorphology ) to prime factors (mathematics). \u2014 Silvia Foster-frau, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Feb. 2018",
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"From the small-scale processes of transporting/depositing sediment to the spectacular geomorphology present on the sea floor to the implications to studying Earth history. \u2014 Brian Romans, WIRED , 5 Feb. 2007"
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": a large edible burrowing clam ( Panopea generosa synonym P. abrupta ) of the Pacific coast of North America that usually weighs two to three pounds (about one kilogram)":[]
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"Yao made the caviar dish previously with geoduck , and the clam drowned in the creamy extravagance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
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"Southeast divers are wrapping up a nearly 1.9-million-pound sea cucumber harvest; divers also are still digging up giant geoduck clams in some regions. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Divers continue going down for over half a million pounds of geoduck clams. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2021",
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"About 150 divers are finishing up a 1.7 million-pound sea cucumber harvest and 50 more are still going down for over half a million pounds of geoduck clams. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2021",
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"Divers are still tapping on a 1.7 million pound sea cucumber harvest; divers also continue fishing for over half a million pounds of giant geoduck clams. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Jan. 2021",
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"Other Alaska species include Dungeness crab, king crab, snow crab and Tanners, geoduck clams, sablefish, herring, pollock, flounders, mackerel, perch and turbot. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2021",
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"Southeast divers also are targeting giant geoduck clams. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 Oct. 2020",
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"Divers in Southeast continue to pull up giant geoduck clams and crabbers are into a two-month summer fishery for Dungeness based on a strong start to the season. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 July 2020"
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": a series (such as 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + \u2026 ) whose terms form a geometric progression":[]
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