geo
γῆ (gē)
means “earth”
Geo means earth. Geography: drawing the earth. Geometry: measuring the earth.
Words built on geo
- geography: describing (drawing) the earth (geo + graphy)
- geometry: math that began as 'earth measuring' (geo + metry)
- geothermal: heat that comes from inside the earth (geo + therm + al)
The Texas version
Oil companies in Midland hire geologists to read the earth under the Permian Basin.
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