geographical : Idioms & Phrases
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Geographic latitude
- (of a place), the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's figure and a true sphere.
Webster 1913
geographical area
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noun a demarcated area of the Earth
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area.
WordNet
Geographical distribution
- . See under
Distribution .
Webster 1913
Geographical mile
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noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
naut mi; mi; Admiralty mile; mile; nautical mile.
WordNet
- . See under
Mile .
Webster 1913
geographical point
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noun a point on the surface of the Earth
geographic point.
WordNet
geographical region
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noun a demarcated area of the Earth
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area.
WordNet
Geographical variation
- any variation of a species which is dependent on climate or other geographical conditions.
Webster 1913
geographical zone
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noun any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
zone.