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geognostic, a.|dʒiːəgˈnɒstɪk|
[f. prec. + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to geognosy.
1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. Pref. 13 The third part is called geognostic or geological. 1814T. Thomson in Ann. Phil. IV. 410 Geognostic Map of the Counties of Northumberland, Durham and part of Cumberland. 1849E. C. Otté tr. Humboldt's Cosmos II. 543 Geognostic conjectures regarding the connection of mountain chains. 1880A. R. Wallace Isl. Life ix. 181 The knowledge of a mountain's geognostic character. |