Words with the Prefix geo-

Author: Peter Berry
Date Of Creation: 11 February 2021
Update Date: 15 May 2024
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Latin and Greek Root Words:  Geo = Earth
Video: Latin and Greek Root Words: Geo = Earth

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The prefixgeo-, of Greek origin, means belonging to or relative to the Earth. For example: geolodge, geospelling, geocentral.

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Examples of words with the prefix geo-

  1. Geobiology. Science that is responsible for the study of the geological evolution of the Earth and the origin, composition and evolution of the living beings that inhabit it.
  2. Geobotany. Study of plants and the terrestrial environment.
  3. Geocentric. Which is related to the center of the Earth.
  4. Geocyclic. Which refers to or relates to the movement of the Earth around the sun.
  5. Geode. Hollow or cavity in a rock that contains walls covered with crystallized rocks.
  6. Geodesy. Branch of geology that is responsible for making terrestrial maps by applying mathematics and measurements to the figure of the Earth.
  7. Geodest. Geologist who has specialized in geodesy.
  8. Geodynamics. Area of ​​geology that studies the earth's crust and all the processes that modify or alter it.
  9. Geostationary. Object that is in synchronous rotation with respect to the Earth so it does not seem to move.
  10. Geophagy. Disease that consists of the habit of eating dirt or another substance that does not have nutrition.
  11. Geophysics. Area of ​​geology that is responsible for studying the physical phenomena that modify the Earth and its structure or composition.
  12. Geogeny. Part of geology that deals with the study of the origin and evolution of the Earth.
  13. Geography. Science that is responsible for the study of the physical, current and natural appearance of the Earth's surface.
  14. Geographer. Person who dedicates himself and studies geography.
  15. geology. Science that studies the origin, evolution and composition of planet Earth as well as its structure and the materials that compose it.
  16. Geomagnetism. Set of phenomena that are related to the magnetism of the Earth.
  17. Geomorphy / geomorphology. Part of geodesy that is responsible for the study of the globe and maps.
  18. Geopolitics. Study of the evolution and history of the peoples that inhabit a certain territory and the economic and racial variables that characterize them.
  19. Geoponics. Land work.
  20. Geophone. Artifact that converts the movement of tectonic plates in an earthquake into an electrical signal.
  21. Georgian. That is related to agriculture.
  22. geosphere. Part of the Earth comprised of a part of the lithosphere, the hydrosphere and the atmosphere, where living beings can inhabit (due to their climatic conditions).
  23. Geostrophic. Type of wind that is produced by the rotation of the Earth.
  24. Geotechnics. Part of geology that is responsible for studying the compounds of the soil (the most superficial part of the Earth) for construction.
  25. Geotectonic. That it has the shape, arrangement and structure of the terrain and the rocks that make up the earth's crust.
  26. Geothermal. Thermal phenomena that occur inside the Earth.
  27. Geotropism. Degree or orientation of plant growth that are determined by the force of gravity.
  28. Geometry. Part of mathematics that deals with the study of shapes.
  29. Geometric. Exact or precise.
  30. Geoplane. Didactic tool to teach geometry.
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(!) Exceptions


Not all words that start with syllables geo- correspond to this prefix. There are some exceptions:

  • Georgia. State of the United States or Country of Asia.
  • Georgian. Relating to the state of Georgia, in the United States, or to the country of Georgia in Asia.
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