11-letter words starting with ge
- genouillere — jointed armour for protecting the knees
- genteelisms — Plural form of genteelism.
- genteelness — The quality of being genteel.
- gentianella — (botany) Any of the genus Gentianella of dwarf gentians.
- gentileschi — Artemisia [ahr-tuh-mizh-uh,, -mizh-ee-uh;; Italian ahr-te-mee-zyah] /ˌɑr təˈmɪʒ ə,, -ˈmɪʒ i ə;; Italian ˌɑr tɛˈmi zyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1593?–1652? Italian painter.
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- gentilitial — relating to a gens or family
- gentilitian — relating to a gens
- gentlefolks — (nonstandard) gentlefolk.
- gentlemanly — like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- gentlewomen — Plural form of gentlewoman.
- gentrifiers — to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- gentrifying — Present participle of gentrify.
- genu valgum — knock-knee.
- genuflected — Simple past tense and past participle of genuflect.
- genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
- genuineness — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- geobotanist — a person who studies geobotany
- geocentrism — A belief that Earth is the center of the universe and does not move.
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geodatabase — (geography, computing) A database containing geographical and spatial data.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geoeconomic — Of or pertaining to geoeconomics.
- geoengineer — an engineer who works on such projects.
- geographers — Plural form of geographer.
- geographies — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geoisotherm — isogeotherm.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geomagnetic — of or relating to geomagnetism.
- geomedicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the effect of geography on disease.
- geometrical — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geometrized — Simple past tense and past participle of geometrize.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- george bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- george dick — George Frederick, 1881–1967, U.S. internist.
- george town — Also, George Town. a seaport in and the capital of the state of Penang, in NW Malaysia.
- geosciences — Plural form of geoscience.
- geosteering — Geosteering is the process of directing the drill bit to high-quality parts of the reservoir using petrophysical (=relating to the physical qualities of rock) data.
- geostrategy — The strategic use of geopolitics.
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
- geotactical — relating to geotaxis
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- geotectonic — tectonic (def 2).
- geotextiles — Plural form of geotextile.
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- germ theory — Pathology. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms.
- germ-killer — any substance that kills microorganisms