English Explanatory Dictionary

geo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.
noun
  1. Clipping of geography (“a sales territory or other geographic area”)
noun
  1. Initialism of genetically engineered organism.
  2. Abbreviation of geostationary orbit.
  3. Abbreviation of geostationary Earth orbit.
  4. Abbreviation of geosynchronous equatorial orbit.

Pronunciation

/ɡjəʊ/ /dʒiːˈəʊ/

Word forms

geo geos

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn gjo, from Old Norse gjá.

Related words

chine neo-geo GSO GTO

Derived words

NGEO
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